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 67.51%. A draw had a probability of 17.25% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 15.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.74%) and 3-1 (7.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.01%) , while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (3.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.