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 Hoffenheim win with a probability of 48.5%. A win for Augsburg had a probability of 29.03% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hoffenheim win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.03%) and 2-0 (6.59%). The likeliest Augsburg win was 1-2 (6.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.91%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hoffenheim would win this match.