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 Karlsruher SC win with a probability of 39.2%. A win for Hannover had a probability of 36.17% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Karlsruher SC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.02%) and 2-0 (6%). The likeliest Hannover win was 1-2 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.46%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Karlsruher SC would win this match.