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 Sint-Truiden win with a probability of 40.75%. A win for Mechelen had a probability of 34.53% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sint-Truiden win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.37%) and 2-0 (6.36%). The likeliest Mechelen win was 1-2 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sint-Truiden in this match.