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 63.39%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Palermo had a probability of 16.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.63%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.73%), while for a Palermo win it was 0-1 (4.78%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Napoli would win this match.