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 Standard Liege win with a probability of 51.81%. A win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 24.32% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Standard Liege win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.69%) and 0-2 (8.82%). The likeliest Cercle Brugge win was 1-0 (6.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood.