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 Besiktas win with a probability of 61.99%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Westerlo had a probability of 17.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Besiktas win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.39%) and 1-0 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.29%), while for a Westerlo win it was 1-2 (4.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Besiktas would win this match.