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 52.9%. A win for Bologna had a probability of 24.49% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lazio win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.67%) and 2-0 (8.09%). The likeliest Bologna win was 1-2 (6.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Lazio in this match.