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 Gent win with a probability of 75.91%. A draw had a probability of 14.7% and a win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 9.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (9.54%) and 1-2 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.81%), while for a Zulte Waregem win it was 2-1 (2.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.