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 Bayern Munich win with a probability of 86.34%. A draw had a probability of 8.8% and a win for FC Koln had a probability of 4.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayern Munich win was 3-0 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.72%), while for a FC Koln win it was 1-2 (1.54%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bayern Munich would win this match.