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 KV Oostende win with a probability of 45.21%. A win for Kortrijk had a probability of 30.26% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a KV Oostende win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.07%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Kortrijk win was 1-2 (7.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for KV Oostende in this match.