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 51.76%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Kortrijk had a probability of 22.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Standard Liege win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.21%), while for a Kortrijk win it was 0-1 (8.13%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Standard Liege would win this match.