While the stakes are marginally higher for PEC Zwolle ahead of this contest, both teams can ill-afford a defeat. With that in mind, we expect a low-scoring affair, but the visitors' greater consistency of late could help them secure a share of the spoils.
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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 40.21%. A win for PEC Zwolle had a probability of 33.56% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortuna Sittard win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (6.95%). The likeliest PEC Zwolle win was 0-1 (9.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood.