Data Analysis
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 AZ win with a probability of 63.74%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Willem II had a probability of 15.71%.
The most likely scoreline for an AZ win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.9%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.75%), while for a Willem II win it was 0-1 (4.8%). The actual scoreline of 5-3 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that AZ would win this match.
