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 Schalke 04 win with a probability of 44.82%. A win for Hannover had a probability of 32.36% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Schalke 04 win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.69%) and 2-0 (5.99%). The likeliest Hannover win was 1-2 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Schalke 04 would win this match.