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 48.37%. A win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 27.06% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest Waasland-Beveren win was 0-1 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.
