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 Heidenheim win with a probability of 38.97%. A win for SV Sandhausen had a probability of 33.67% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heidenheim win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.25%) and 0-2 (7.09%). The likeliest SV Sandhausen win was 1-0 (10.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Heidenheim would win this match.