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 AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 43.91%. A win for Vitesse had a probability of 32.21% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.9%) and 0-2 (6.54%). The likeliest Vitesse win was 2-1 (7.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.