AZ Alkmaar are currently firing on all cylinders and will definitely take some stopping if they are to be denied all three points here. We are tipping the home side to cruise to a comfortable victory in what should largely be a one-sided affair.
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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 AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 62.68%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Apollon Limassol had a probability of 13.09%.
The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.48%) and 2-1 (8.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.03%), while for an Apollon Limassol win it was 0-1 (6.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.