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 Ajax win with a probability of 54.36%. A win for Union Berlin had a probability of 23.54% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.42%) and 0-2 (8.13%). The likeliest Union Berlin win was 2-1 (6.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.11%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Union Berlin would win this match.