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 NAC Breda win with a probability of 39.46%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 36.58% and a draw had a probability of 23.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a NAC Breda win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.59%) and 2-0 (5.63%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 1-2 (8.21%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.