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 FC Utrecht win with a probability of 47.72%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 25.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.49%) and 1-2 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.67%), while for a Groningen win it was 1-0 (9.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood.