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 50.91%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 25.63% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.28%) and 0-2 (8.17%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 (6.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Ajax in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Ajax.