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 Beerschot Wilrijk win with a probability of 65.19%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 15.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Beerschot Wilrijk win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.23%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.32%), while for a Waasland-Beveren win it was 0-1 (4.39%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Beerschot Wilrijk would win this match.