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 60.7%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Standard Liege had a probability of 18.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.51%) and 1-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.66%), while for a Standard Liege win it was 1-2 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.
