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 Fortuna Dusseldorf win with a probability of 64.01%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Erzgebirge Aue had a probability of 15.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortuna Dusseldorf win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.21%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.78%), while for a Erzgebirge Aue win it was 0-1 (4.85%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fortuna Dusseldorf would win this match.