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 38.67%. A win for De Graafschap had a probability of 36.22% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a VVV-Venlo win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.5%) and 2-0 (6.13%). The likeliest De Graafschap win was 1-2 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that VVV-Venlo would win this match.