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 Vitesse win with a probability of 42.24%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 32.37% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vitesse win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.91%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 0-1 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Vitesse would win this match.