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 Union SG win with a probability of 49.94%. A win for KV Oostende had a probability of 27.11% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Union SG win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.15%) and 0-2 (7.42%). The likeliest KV Oostende win was 2-1 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 1-7 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Union SG would win this match.
