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 Hoffenheim win with a probability of 49.8%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 26.26% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hoffenheim win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.59%) and 2-0 (8.19%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 0-1 (6.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.
