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 Club Brugge win with a probability of 73.17%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 9.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.36%) and 3-0 (10.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.26%), while for a Cercle Brugge win it was 0-1 (3.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Club Brugge would win this match.