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 Hannover win with a probability of 50.65%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for SV Sandhausen had a probability of 24.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hannover win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.51%) and 2-0 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.86%), while for a SV Sandhausen win it was 0-1 (7.39%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hannover would win this match.