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 59.71%. A draw had a probability of 22.11% and a win for PEC Zwolle had a probability of 18.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.58%) and 2-0 (8.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.81%) , while for a PEC Zwolle win it was 1-2 (5.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.