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 Anderlecht win with a probability of 52.23%. A win for Mechelen had a probability of 24.94% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.76%) and 2-0 (8.06%). The likeliest Mechelen win was 1-2 (6.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.55%). The actual scoreline of 7-2 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.
