Matarazzo is naming an extremely attacking starting XI at present, and we can envisage them out-gunning Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday.
Despite having European football to still contend for, the visitors' desperation for a victory is far greater given that they are not quite safe from the lingering fear of relegation, which is arguably the biggest motivation that any footballer can have at the elite level of football.
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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 Wolfsburg win with a probability of 58.42%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Hoffenheim had a probability of 20.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolfsburg win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.24%) and 2-0 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.98%), while for a Hoffenheim win it was 1-2 (5.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Wolfsburg in this match.
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