We said: Juventus 3-1 Sassuolo
Undoubtedly their best chance of claiming a trophy from another below-par campaign, Juventus should take securing progress to the semis seriously and will go all-out against a streaky Sassuolo side.
The visitors will be meeting Juve in a Coppa Italia tie for the first time ever, but due to their defensive deficiencies it is unlikely to be an auspicious occasion.
Read more.Data Analysis
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 Juventus win with a probability of 65.73%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Sassuolo had a probability of 15.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Juventus win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.32%) and 1-0 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.42%), while for a Sassuolo win it was 1-2 (4.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Juventus in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Juventus.
