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 45.18%. A win for Union Berlin had a probability of 28.58% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.03%) and 2-0 (8.24%). The likeliest Union Berlin win was 0-1 (8.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Koln would win this match.