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 Werder Bremen win with a probability of 41.2%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 32.96% and a draw had a probability of 25.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Werder Bremen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.02%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 0-1 (8.24%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.