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 Go Ahead Eagles win with a probability of 45.96%. A win for Telstar had a probability of 29.56% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Go Ahead Eagles win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.2%) and 2-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Telstar win was 1-2 (7.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Go Ahead Eagles would win this match.