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 Gent win with a probability of 62.56%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for KV Oostende had a probability of 16.64%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.55%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.84%), while for a KV Oostende win it was 0-1 (4.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.
