With little to split these two teams in terms of quality, we can envisage a share of the spoils playing out in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
The hosts will be pushing for a victory to move up one place in the table, but the visitors will be determined not to lose a second successive match and should be fresher after having the weekend off.
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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 Sparta Rotterdam win with a probability of 51.8%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 23.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.6%) and 2-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 0-1 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.