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 NEC win with a probability of 62.3%. A draw had a probability of 19.41% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 18.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.2%) and 1-0 (7.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.56%) , while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 1-2 (5.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.