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 Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 43.02%. A win for Bayer Leverkusen had a probability of 33.11% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.71%) and 2-0 (6.34%). The likeliest Bayer Leverkusen win was 1-2 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.