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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 40.32%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 35.43% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.73%) and 2-0 (6.02%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 1-2 (8.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.