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 Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 43.58%. A win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 31.93% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.64%) and 0-2 (6.85%). The likeliest Cercle Brugge win was 2-1 (7.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.