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 PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 74.55%. A draw had a probability of 15.4% and a win for VVV-Venlo had a probability of 10.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.38%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.19%), while for a VVV-Venlo win it was 1-2 (3%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.