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 52.17%. A win for Eintracht Frankfurt had a probability of 26.49% and a draw had a probability of 21.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.56%) and 1-0 (6.41%). The likeliest Eintracht Frankfurt win was 1-2 (6.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.07%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.