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 41.57%. A win for VVV-Venlo had a probability of 34.32% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.75%) and 0-2 (6.18%). The likeliest VVV-Venlo win was 2-1 (7.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PEC Zwolle would win this match.