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 41.91%. A win for SV Darmstadt 98 had a probability of 32.8% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Karlsruher SC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.88%) and 2-0 (6.91%). The likeliest SV Darmstadt 98 win was 0-1 (8.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Karlsruher SC would win this match.