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 Feyenoord win with a probability of 65.29%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 15.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.86%) and 1-0 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.99%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (4.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Feyenoord would win this match.