There is little to pick between the teams here, as Saturday's game could easily swing either way, and consequently, we are backing a share of the spoils with honours even 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 Go Ahead Eagles win with a probability of 43%. A win for NEC had a probability of 32.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Go Ahead Eagles win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.9%) and 2-0 (6.89%). The likeliest NEC win was 1-2 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Go Ahead Eagles would win this match.
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