Neither side has been fluent in the final third for several weeks now, and it could be an attritional affair for the most part, based on recent form.
Torino can, therefore, frustrate their more illustrious visitors and claim a point, which will do little to aid their cause but may have profound implications in the title race.
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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 AC Milan win with a probability of 48.48%. A win for Torino had a probability of 26.9% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an AC Milan win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.47%) and 0-2 (8.26%). The likeliest Torino win was 1-0 (7.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
