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 Ajax win with a probability of 42.38%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 35.11% and a draw had a probability of 22.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.44%) and 0-2 (6.16%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 (7.58%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.