Sparta Rotterdam have been resilient to deny some strong sides victories in recent weeks, and we see the same happening on Sunday.
While Utrecht possess the ability to put the relegation-threatened team to the sword, they have struggled for form recently and may have to settle for a share of the spoils.
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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 FC Utrecht win with a probability of 47.49%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 27.4% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.36%) and 0-2 (8.28%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-0 (7.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.
