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 Sandhausen win with a probability of 45.27%. A win for Hannover had a probability of 29.74% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a SV Sandhausen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.21%) and 2-0 (7.58%). The likeliest Hannover win was 0-1 (7.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.81%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that SV Sandhausen would win this match.