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 Rangers win with a probability of 66.24%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Standard Liege had a probability of 12.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.93%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.84%), while for a Standard Liege win it was 0-1 (5.27%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.