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 VfL Bochum win with a probability of 63.11%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for SV Sandhausen had a probability of 18.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a VfL Bochum win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.09%) and 3-1 (7.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.18%), while for a SV Sandhausen win it was 1-2 (4.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that VfL Bochum would win this match.