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 Waasland-Beveren win with a probability of 41.09%. A win for KV Oostende had a probability of 32.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Waasland-Beveren win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (7.13%). The likeliest KV Oostende win was 0-1 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Waasland-Beveren would win this match.