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 41.02%. A win for De Graafschap had a probability of 34% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.74%) and 2-0 (6.55%). The likeliest De Graafschap win was 1-2 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for PEC Zwolle in this match.