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 PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 56.78%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 21.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.88%) and 0-2 (8.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.04%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 2-1 (5.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.