Although they have not got the results to show for it, Fortuna Sittard have been very impressive so far this season, while FC Volendam have been completely outplayed in all three of their games.
With that in mind, the hosts should be able to record a comprehensive victory this weekend, and they may end up winning by a considerable margin.
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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 Fortuna Sittard win with a probability of 51.99%. A win for FC Volendam had a probability of 25% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.96%) and 2-0 (8.14%). The likeliest FC Volendam win was 1-2 (6.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.68%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Fortuna Sittard would win this match.