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 49.57%. A win for Lazio had a probability of 26.82% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.03%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Lazio win was 1-2 (6.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Napoli would win this match.