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 Ajax win with a probability of 40.46%. A win for Young Boys had a probability of 37.89% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (4.99%) and 0-1 (4.71%). The likeliest Young Boys win was 2-1 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.