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 Ascoli win with a probability of 47.58%. A win for Crotone had a probability of 26.8% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ascoli win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.28%) and 2-0 (8.62%). The likeliest Crotone win was 0-1 (8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ascoli would win this match.