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 66.52%. A draw had a probability of 19.11% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 14.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (10.16%) and 1-0 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.61%) , while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.