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 50.69%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 25.79% and a draw had a probability of 23.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.29%) and 0-2 (8.14%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 (6.52%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.