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 61.81%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 17.06%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.62%) and 1-2 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10%), while for a Cercle Brugge win it was 1-0 (5.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.