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 AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 62.76%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 16.32%.
The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.93%) and 2-1 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.93%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 0-1 (4.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.