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 Emmen win with a probability of 46.13%. A win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 28.48% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Emmen win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest RKC Waalwijk win was 0-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.06%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Emmen would win this match.