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 Standard Liege win with a probability of 52.93%. A win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 23.68% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Standard Liege win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.77%) and 2-0 (8.83%). The likeliest Cercle Brugge win was 0-1 (6.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11% likelihood.