There is little separating the teams ahead of this one and the game could easily swing either way. We expect a closely-contested affair with honours even come 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 NEC win with a probability of 54.14%. A win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 23.31% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.09%) and 2-0 (8.5%). The likeliest RKC Waalwijk win was 1-2 (6.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that NEC would win this match.
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