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 St Pauli win with a probability of 49.95%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Erzgebirge Aue had a probability of 24.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Pauli win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%), while for a Erzgebirge Aue win it was 0-1 (7.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Pauli would win this match.