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 40.46%. A win for SV Darmstadt 98 had a probability of 34.96% 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 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.15%) and 2-0 (6.22%). The likeliest SV Darmstadt 98 win was 1-2 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Karlsruher SC would win this match.