There has been very little to separate these two sides in recent meetings and another tight affair could be on the cards this weekend.
While spirits will be high among Stuttgart's camp, we can see Union Berlin securing at least a point in front of their home supporters.
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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 Union Berlin win with a probability of 50.78%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Stuttgart had a probability of 24.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Union Berlin win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.55%) and 2-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.77%), while for a Stuttgart win it was 0-1 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.