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 Anderlecht win with a probability of 49.53%. A win for Gent had a probability of 26.86% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.02%) and 2-0 (7.84%). The likeliest Gent win was 1-2 (6.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.