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 Stuttgart win with a probability of 70.79%. A draw had a probability of 16.4% and a win for VfL Bochum had a probability of 12.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stuttgart win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.15%) and 3-1 (7.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.25%), while for a VfL Bochum win it was 1-2 (3.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Stuttgart would win this match.