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 75.03%. A draw had a probability of 16.8% and a win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 8.14%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.6%) and 3-0 (11.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.82%), while for a Waasland-Beveren win it was 0-1 (3.53%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Club Brugge would win this match.