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 89.44%. A draw had a probability of 7.8% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 2.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.8%) and 4-0 (11.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.7%), while for a Heracles win it was 0-1 (1.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.