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 48.98%. A win for NEC had a probability of 27.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest NEC win was 1-2 (6.71%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood.