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 PEC Zwolle win with a probability of 41.63%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 32.13% and a draw had a probability of 26.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.72%) and 2-0 (7.12%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 0-1 (8.26%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.