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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 42.73%. A win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 33.64% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.35%) and 0-2 (6.12%). The likeliest RKC Waalwijk win was 2-1 (7.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.