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 Fortuna Sittard win with a probability of 38.47%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 36.62% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.01%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 1-2 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.