Coverage of the Eredivisie clash between Ajax and Fortuna Sittard.
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 75.36%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 9.79%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.26%) and 2-1 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.82%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 1-2 (2.94%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.
