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 VfR Mannheim win with a probability of 64.63%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Waldhof Mannheim had a probability of 16.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a VfR Mannheim win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.15%) and 1-0 (8.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.56%), while for a Waldhof Mannheim win it was 1-2 (4.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.