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 58.32%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for KV Oostende had a probability of 19.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 2-0 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for a KV Oostende win it was 0-1 (5.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.
