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 66.88%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 14.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.78%) and 0-1 (8.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.6%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 2-1 (4.14%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Feyenoord would win this match.