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 Hoffenheim win with a probability of 61.9%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 17.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hoffenheim win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.95%) and 0-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.74%), while for a Schalke 04 win it was 2-1 (4.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.
