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 Bologna win with a probability of 48.46%. A win for Cagliari had a probability of 27.52% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bologna win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.29%) and 2-0 (7.83%). The likeliest Cagliari win was 1-2 (6.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bologna would win this match.