As previously mentioned, an entertaining encounter should be expected at the BayArena on Wednesday, with both sides in strong goalscoring form whilst remaining open at the other end of the pitch too.
It is hard to separate the two, particularly with Hoffenheim in such good form, so as a result, we are predicting this clash in the top four to finish level.
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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 Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 55.8%. A win for Hoffenheim had a probability of 23.12% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.56%) and 1-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Hoffenheim win was 1-2 (5.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-2 draw for this match.
