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 70.31%. A draw had a probability of 16.4% and a win for Cambuur had a probability of 13.33%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.65%) and 3-1 (7.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.09%), while for a Cambuur win it was 1-2 (3.77%). The actual scoreline of 9-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.
