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 Ajax win with a probability of 65.25%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for NEC had a probability of 15.49%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.86%) and 1-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.97%), while for a NEC win it was 1-2 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.