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 39.78%. A win for Lens had a probability of 35.61% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.08%) and 2-0 (6.11%). The likeliest Lens win was 1-2 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for FC Utrecht in this match.