Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lazio win with a probability of 66.77%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 14.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lazio win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 1-0 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.82%), while for a Cagliari win it was 1-2 (4.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lazio would win this match.