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 48.65%. A win for Wolfsburg had a probability of 27.82% and a draw had a probability of 23.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mainz 05 win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.58%) and 2-0 (7.66%). The likeliest Wolfsburg win was 1-2 (6.84%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.