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 41.74%. A win for SV Darmstadt 98 had a probability of 33.97% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a VfL Bochum win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.02%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest SV Darmstadt 98 win was 1-2 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for VfL Bochum in this match.