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 AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 65.97%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for VVV-Venlo had a probability of 16.13%.
The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.28%) and 1-3 (7.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.73%), while for a VVV-Venlo win it was 2-1 (4.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.
