Despite Fiorentina being the marginal underdogs, this has all the makings of a really entertaining tussle. The home side will know the importance of holding a lead ahead of the second leg, but we feel that Juventus will still prevail despite the absence of Vlahovic.
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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 39.26%. A win for Fiorentina had a probability of 36.59% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Juventus win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.46%) and 0-2 (5.77%). The likeliest Fiorentina win was 2-1 (8.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Juventus would win this match.
