Buoyed by Wednesday's DFB-Pokal success, Eintracht Frankfurt look set to end their winless run in the Bundesliga with a much-needed victory over relegation-threatened Hoffenheim, who are on course to suffer a third successive defeat.
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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 Hoffenheim win with a probability of 48.28%. A win for Eintracht Frankfurt had a probability of 28.46% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hoffenheim win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.11%) and 2-0 (7.19%). The likeliest Eintracht Frankfurt win was 1-2 (6.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hoffenheim would win this match.