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 69.06%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 11.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.06%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.02%), while for a Waasland-Beveren win it was 0-1 (4.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.
