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 Cercle Brugge win with a probability of 51.55%. A win for RFC Seraing had a probability of 25.1% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.33%) and 2-0 (8.28%). The likeliest RFC Seraing win was 1-2 (6.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.