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 FC Koln win with a probability of 38.2%. A win for Hannover had a probability of 37.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.68%) and 0-2 (5.74%). The likeliest Hannover win was 2-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.