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 FC Koln win with a probability of 41.21%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 34.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.1%) and 0-2 (6.3%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 2-1 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Koln would win this match.
