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 60.58%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 17.48%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.91%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.43%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 0-1 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.