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 VVV-Venlo win with a probability of 41.63%. A win for De Graafschap had a probability of 35.02% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a VVV-Venlo win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.83%) and 2-0 (5.73%). The likeliest De Graafschap win was 1-2 (7.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.4%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for VVV-Venlo in this match.