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 58.7%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 19.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vitesse win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.63%) and 2-0 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.1%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.