Both teams have struggled defensively of late, meaning that an open and end-to-end affair is on the cards. That said, Go Ahead Eagles have been solid on home turf over the last couple of months, and we can see them narrowly coming away with all three points.
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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 48.4%. A win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 27.04% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Go Ahead Eagles win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest RKC Waalwijk win was 0-1 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.62%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Go Ahead Eagles would win this match.