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 63.51%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Beerschot Wilrijk had a probability of 16.49%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.92%) and 1-0 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.35%), while for a Beerschot Wilrijk win it was 1-2 (4.59%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.