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 Anderlecht win with a probability of 57.59%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Beerschot Wilrijk had a probability of 20.53%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.56%) and 0-2 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.23%), while for a Beerschot Wilrijk win it was 2-1 (5.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.