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 Anderlecht win with a probability of 43.74%. A win for Mechelen had a probability of 31.58% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.92%) and 0-2 (7%). The likeliest Mechelen win was 2-1 (7.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.