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 Mainz 05 win with a probability of 43.81%. A win for Heidenheim had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mainz 05 win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.91%) and 0-2 (6.77%). The likeliest Heidenheim win was 1-0 (7.52%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.59%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.