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 Schalke 04 win with a probability of 51.87%. A win for SV Sandhausen had a probability of 24.94% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Schalke 04 win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.21%) and 2-0 (8.26%). The likeliest SV Sandhausen win was 1-2 (6.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Schalke 04 would win this match.