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 SBV Excelsior win with a probability of 54.13%. A win for De Graafschap had a probability of 24.94% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.77%) and 3-1 (6.58%). The likeliest De Graafschap win was 1-2 (6.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.88%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that SBV Excelsior would win this match.