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 Feyenoord win with a probability of 69.02%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 9.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 1-0 with a probability of 19.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.73%) and 3-0 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (10.92%), while for a Maccabi Haifa win it was 0-1 (5.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Feyenoord would win this match.