Both teams are on a poor run of form heading into this one and the game could end up swinging either way. However, we fancy Utrecht to narrowly edge out their visitors and secure all three points at the sound of the final whistle.
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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 72.41%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 10.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.83%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 0-1 (3.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.