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 Gent win with a probability of 72.53%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Kortrijk had a probability of 10.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.42%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.79%), while for a Kortrijk win it was 0-1 (3.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.