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 PEC Zwolle win with a probability of 53.41%. A win for Almere City had a probability of 24.33% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.31%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Almere City win was 1-2 (6.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PEC Zwolle would win this match.