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 Mechelen win with a probability of 39.02%. A win for KV Oostende had a probability of 36.83% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mechelen win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.43%) and 0-2 (5.73%). The likeliest KV Oostende win was 2-1 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.