Cambuur will still be wounded following the 9-0 thrashing that Ajax dished out in the reverse fixture, and though we do not expect the defending champions to accumulate such a total on Friday, we think that Ten Haag's side will cruise to three points as they look to put the pressure on PSV.
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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 73.53%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Cambuur had a probability of 11.13%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.1%) and 0-3 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.84%), while for a Cambuur win it was 2-1 (3.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.
