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 Gent win with a probability of 53.51%. A win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 24.28% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.24%) and 0-2 (7.91%). The likeliest Zulte Waregem win was 2-1 (6.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-7 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.