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 56.28%. A win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 23.24% and a draw had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mechelen win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.02%) and 3-1 (6.82%). The likeliest Zulte Waregem win was 1-2 (5.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.