Data Analysis
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 De Graafschap win with a probability of 48.02%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 27.99% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a De Graafschap win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.1%) and 2-0 (7.68%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 1-2 (6.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.22%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that De Graafschap would win this match.