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 Eintracht Braunschweig win with a probability of 53.41%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Energie Cottbus had a probability of 23.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a Eintracht Braunschweig win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.77%) and 2-0 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.14%), while for a Energie Cottbus win it was 0-1 (6.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Eintracht Braunschweig would win this match.