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 57.31%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 20.95%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.15%) and 2-0 (8.98%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.09%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 1-2 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.