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 Twente win with a probability of 49.15%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 27.58% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.38%) and 0-2 (7.45%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 2-1 (6.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.