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 KV Oostende win with a probability of 47.87%. A win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 28.59% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a KV Oostende win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.39%) and 2-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Cercle Brugge win was 1-2 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for KV Oostende in this match.
