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 PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 41.53%. A win for Sturm Graz had a probability of 36.2% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.52%) and 1-3 (5.06%). The likeliest Sturm Graz win was 2-1 (7.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.