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 58.62%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 20.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.69%) and 0-1 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.59%), while for a Zulte Waregem win it was 2-1 (5.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-6 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.