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 Maccabi Tel Aviv win with a probability of 52.22%. A win for Gent had a probability of 25.97% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Maccabi Tel Aviv win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.14%) and 2-0 (7.06%). The likeliest Gent win was 1-2 (6.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.59%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Maccabi Tel Aviv would win this match.