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 Ajax win with a probability of 56.69%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 21.98% and a draw had a probability of 21.3%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.22%) and 0-1 (8.11%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 (5.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.