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 Napoli win with a probability of 70.78%. A draw had a probability of 17.2% and a win for Bologna had a probability of 11.98%.
The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.57%) and 1-0 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.08%), while for a Bologna win it was 1-2 (3.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Napoli would win this match.