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 Holstein Kiel win with a probability of 50.36%. A win for Erzgebirge Aue had a probability of 25.18% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Holstein Kiel win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.58%) and 0-2 (8.77%). The likeliest Erzgebirge Aue win was 1-0 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Holstein Kiel would win this match.