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 63.01%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for KV Oostende had a probability of 15.42%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.95%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.24%), while for a KV Oostende win it was 0-1 (5.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.