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 Twente win with a probability of 42.35%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 33.99% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.33%) and 2-0 (6.07%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.