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 62.73%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 17.97%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.53%) and 1-0 (7.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.58%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (4.88%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Ajax | Draw | Heerenveen |
| 62.73% ( | 19.29% ( | 17.97% ( |
| Both teams to score 60.9% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 66.09% ( | 33.91% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 44.24% ( | 55.76% ( |
| Ajax Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 89.62% ( | 10.38% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 66.1% ( | 33.9% ( |
| Heerenveen Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 67.96% ( | 32.04% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 31.49% ( | 68.51% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Ajax | Draw | Heerenveen |
| 2-1 @ 9.71% ( 2-0 @ 8.53% ( 1-0 @ 7.54% ( 3-1 @ 7.33% ( 3-0 @ 6.44% ( 3-2 @ 4.17% ( 4-1 @ 4.15% ( 4-0 @ 3.65% ( 4-2 @ 2.36% ( 5-1 @ 1.88% ( 5-0 @ 1.65% ( 5-2 @ 1.07% ( Other @ 4.23% Total : 62.73% | 1-1 @ 8.58% ( 2-2 @ 5.53% ( 0-0 @ 3.33% ( 3-3 @ 1.58% ( Other @ 0.28% Total : 19.29% | 1-2 @ 4.88% ( 0-1 @ 3.79% ( 0-2 @ 2.15% ( 2-3 @ 2.1% ( 1-3 @ 1.85% ( Other @ 3.21% Total : 17.97% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | PSV EindhovenPSV | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 52 | 51 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 38 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | AZ AlkmaarAZ | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | Ajax | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Sparta RotterdamSparta | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | NECNijmegen | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Heerenveen | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Fortuna SittardSittard | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 19 |
| 12 | Heracles | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 18 |
| 13 | SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | FC UtrechtUtrecht | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Almere CityAlmere City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 16 |
| 16 | RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 14 |
| 17 | FC VolendamVolendam | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 11 |
| 18 | Vitesse | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 11 |
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