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 FC Utrecht win with a probability of 48.61%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 27.98% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.43%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 2-1 (6.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.