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 Ajax win with a probability of 45.33%. A win for NEC had a probability of 33.05% and a draw had a probability of 21.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.59%) and 0-1 (5.25%). The likeliest NEC win was 2-1 (7.22%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.7%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.