With two of the Eredivisie's lowest-scoring teams going head-to-head, we are anticipating a nervy and cagey affair. That said, we are also backing the visitors to narrowly come out on top in the end.
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Data Analysis
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 FC Utrecht win with a probability of 47.88%. A win for Almere City had a probability of 27.11% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.39%) and 0-2 (8.34%). The likeliest Almere City win was 1-0 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.