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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 40.69%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 33.59% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.71%) and 2-0 (6.84%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 0-1 (8.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.