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 Bologna win with a probability of 62.22%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 15.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bologna win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.24%) and 2-1 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.5%), while for a Cagliari win it was 0-1 (5.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bologna would win this match.