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 Cercle Brugge win with a probability of 40.54%. A win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 34.04% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.72%) and 0-2 (6.66%). The likeliest Zulte Waregem win was 1-0 (8.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.