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 Odense win with a probability of 47.26%. A win for Esbjerg had a probability of 27.78% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Odense win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.36%) and 2-0 (8.12%). The likeliest Esbjerg win was 0-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Odense would win this match.