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 Basel win with a probability of 44.25%. A win for Lugano had a probability of 32.79% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Basel win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.77%) and 0-2 (5.98%). The likeliest Lugano win was 2-1 (7.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Basel would win this match.