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 Elversberg win with a probability of 52.97%. A win for St Pauli had a probability of 25.38% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Elversberg win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.15%) and 2-0 (7.15%). The likeliest St Pauli win was 1-2 (6.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.52%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Elversberg would win this match.