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 Stuttgart win with a probability of 59.19%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for SV Sandhausen had a probability of 18.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stuttgart win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.32%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.48%), while for a SV Sandhausen win it was 0-1 (5.54%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stuttgart would win this match.