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 Cambuur win with a probability of 57.13%. A win for Meppen had a probability of 22.56% and a draw had a probability of 20.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambuur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.15%) and 3-1 (6.9%). The likeliest Meppen win was 1-2 (5.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cambuur would win this match.