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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 37.36%. A win for NEC had a probability of 36.84% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (6.17%). The likeliest NEC win was 0-1 (9.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood.