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 67.59%. A draw had a probability of 18.43% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 14.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.69%) and 1-0 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.38%) , while for a Heracles win it was 0-1 (4.02%).