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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 73.49%. A draw had a probability of 16.8% and a win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 9.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.29%) and 3-0 (10.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.99%), while for a SBV Excelsior win it was 0-1 (3.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.