We said: Roma 2-1 Cremonese
It may not be straightforward, but Roma can set up a tantalising quarter-final tie against Lazio by taking care of business in the Coppa Italia's last 16. Mourinho's men are well drilled, and the Giallorossi's lesser-used squad members are accustomed to playing regularly in the Europa League.
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 Roma win with a probability of 53.71%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Cremonese had a probability of 22.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Roma win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.72%) and 2-0 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a Cremonese win it was 0-1 (6.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Roma in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Roma.