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 Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 57.2%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Leuven had a probability of 20.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.32%) and 2-0 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.18%), while for a Leuven win it was 1-2 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.