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 62.17%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Sint-Truiden had a probability of 16.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.7%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.96%), while for a Sint-Truiden win it was 0-1 (5%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.