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 49.72%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 23.92%.
The most likely scoreline for an AC Milan win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.77%) and 1-2 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.38%), while for a Empoli win it was 1-0 (8.4%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AC Milan would win this match.