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 Almere City win with a probability of 44.75%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 31.18% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Almere City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.33%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 1-2 (7.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Almere City would win this match.