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 57.41%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Sampdoria had a probability of 20.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lazio win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.28%) and 2-0 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Sampdoria win it was 1-2 (5.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lazio would win this match.