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 54.45%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 21.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lazio win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.97%) and 1-2 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.41%), while for a Cagliari win it was 1-0 (6.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lazio would win this match.