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 Lugano win with a probability of 38.97%. A win for FC Winterthur had a probability of 36.55% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lugano win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.81%) and 0-2 (5.89%). The likeliest FC Winterthur win was 2-1 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.34%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lugano would win this match.