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 AC Milan win with a probability of 66.95%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 13.43%.
The most likely scoreline for an AC Milan win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.51%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.33%), while for a Empoli win it was 0-1 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AC Milan would win this match.