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 Lazio win with a probability of 66.51%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Benevento had a probability of 14.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lazio win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.2%), while for a Benevento win it was 0-1 (4.31%). The actual scoreline of 5-3 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lazio would win this match.