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 PEC Zwolle win with a probability of 42.68%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 33.04% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.17%) and 2-0 (6.52%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 1-2 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.24%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PEC Zwolle would win this match.