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 77.59%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Leuven had a probability of 8.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.07%) and 2-1 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.55%), while for a Leuven win it was 1-2 (2.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Club Brugge would win this match.