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 Charleroi win with a probability of 45.48%. A win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 29.08% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charleroi win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (7.9%). The likeliest Cercle Brugge win was 0-1 (7.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Charleroi would win this match.