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 Wolfsburg win with a probability of 40.83%. A win for Hoffenheim had a probability of 34.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolfsburg win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.51%) and 0-2 (6.43%). The likeliest Hoffenheim win was 2-1 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.62%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.