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 47.5%. A win for Charleroi had a probability of 26.84% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (8.62%). The likeliest Charleroi win was 0-1 (8.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.2%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.