Data Analysis
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 PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 87.06%. A draw had a probability of 9.1% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 3.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.09%) and 4-0 (10.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.33%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 0-1 (1.37%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.