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 Hannover win with a probability of 39.01%. A win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 36.5% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hannover win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.83%) and 0-2 (5.9%). The likeliest Schalke 04 win was 2-1 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Hannover in this match.