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 Club Brugge win with a probability of 60.05%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Mechelen had a probability of 18.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.42%) and 0-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.76%), while for a Mechelen win it was 2-1 (5.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Club Brugge would win this match.