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 Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 59.61%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Mechelen had a probability of 17.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.19%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.77%), while for a Mechelen win it was 0-1 (5.94%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.