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 FC Koln win with a probability of 43.18%. A win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 31.82% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.02%) and 2-0 (7.05%). The likeliest Schalke 04 win was 0-1 (7.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for FC Koln in this match.