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 Hoffenheim win with a probability of 48.51%. A win for Werder Bremen had a probability of 28.81% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hoffenheim win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.33%) and 2-0 (6.77%). The likeliest Werder Bremen win was 1-2 (6.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.11%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hoffenheim would win this match.