Given that Bochum must give everything that they have to stave off relegation, we expect the Blues to heap more away-day misery on Augsburg, who are on course to suffer a ninth defeat in 12 outings on the road.
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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 VfL Bochum win with a probability of 50.19%. A win for Augsburg had a probability of 26.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a VfL Bochum win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.03%) and 2-0 (7.93%). The likeliest Augsburg win was 1-2 (6.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.93%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that VfL Bochum would win this match.