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 46.46%. A win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 30.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.54%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest Schalke 04 win was 2-1 (7.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.