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 63.83%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 16.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.62%) and 1-0 (8.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.01%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 1-2 (4.62%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that NEC would win this match.