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 Jong Ajax win with a probability of 41.94%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 34.11% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Jong Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.62%) and 2-0 (6.16%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 1-2 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.