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 Zulte Waregem win with a probability of 37.36%. A win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 37.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zulte Waregem win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.34%) and 0-2 (5.97%). The likeliest Waasland-Beveren win was 1-0 (8.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zulte Waregem would win this match.