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 Genoa win with a probability of 50.74%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 23.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Genoa win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.57%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.06%), while for a Cagliari win it was 0-1 (7.73%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Genoa would win this match.