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 Schalke 04 win with a probability of 42.9%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 33.05% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Schalke 04 win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.92%) and 2-0 (6.43%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 1-2 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.