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 PEC Zwolle win with a probability of 42.92%. A win for Willem II had a probability of 32.19% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9%) and 0-2 (6.93%). The likeliest Willem II win was 1-0 (7.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PEC Zwolle would win this match.