We said: Wolfsburg 3-1 Heidenheim
Heidenheim will be immensely motivated for this match given that it will be their first ever Bundesliga match in the club's history, but it could prove to be a rude awakening for them regarding the amount of quality at this level.
While we expect Wolfsburg to be worked hard for their victory, Kovac's side became an increasingly solid team as last season wore on, and they will hope to qualify for Europe this time around.
Read more.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 Heidenheim win with a probability of 46.01%. A win for Wolfsburg had a probability of 30.04% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heidenheim win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.49%) and 0-2 (7.1%). The likeliest Wolfsburg win was 2-1 (7.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Wolfsburg would win this match.