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 PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 72.95%. A draw had a probability of 16% and a win for PEC Zwolle had a probability of 11%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 3-0 (8.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.42%), while for a PEC Zwolle win it was 1-2 (3.26%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.
