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 VfL Bochum win with a probability of 47%. A win for Hannover had a probability of 28.12% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a VfL Bochum win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (7.99%). The likeliest Hannover win was 0-1 (7.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that VfL Bochum would win this match.