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 Utrecht win with a probability of 72.56%. A draw had a probability of 16.4% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 10.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.41%) and 1-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.7%), while for a Heracles win it was 1-2 (3.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.