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 SV Darmstadt 98 win with a probability of 42.21%. A win for Hannover had a probability of 33.4% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a SV Darmstadt 98 win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.23%) and 2-0 (6.48%). The likeliest Hannover win was 1-2 (7.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.32%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that SV Darmstadt 98 would win this match.