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 40.05%. A win for St Pauli had a probability of 32.94% and a draw had a probability of 27.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mainz 05 win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.55%) and 0-2 (7.04%). The likeliest St Pauli win was 1-0 (9.61%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.