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 58.84%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 19.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.07%) and 1-0 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.81%), while for a Zulte Waregem win it was 1-2 (5.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.