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 Club Brugge win with a probability of 78.54%. A draw had a probability of 13.9% and a win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 7.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.91%) and 0-1 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.61%), while for a Cercle Brugge win it was 1-0 (2.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Club Brugge would win this match.