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 Cercle Brugge win with a probability of 59.42%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Beerschot Wilrijk had a probability of 19.64%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.04%) and 1-0 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.65%), while for a Beerschot Wilrijk win it was 1-2 (5.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.