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 51.56%. A win for Union Berlin had a probability of 24.55% and a draw had a probability of 23.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mainz 05 win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.55%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest Union Berlin win was 1-2 (6.33%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.