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 FC Zurich win with a probability of 42.56%. A win for Lugano had a probability of 33.13% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Zurich win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.19%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Lugano win was 1-2 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Zurich would win this match.