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 Fortuna Dusseldorf win with a probability of 38.56%. A win for Erzgebirge Aue had a probability of 35.72% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortuna Dusseldorf win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.47%) and 0-2 (6.38%). The likeliest Erzgebirge Aue win was 1-0 (8.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fortuna Dusseldorf would win this match.