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 Go Ahead Eagles win with a probability of 56.09%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 22.11% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Go Ahead Eagles win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.66%) and 2-0 (8.5%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 1-2 (5.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.02%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Go Ahead Eagles would win this match.