Coverage of the Belgian Pro League clash between Mechelen and Gent.
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 47.93%. A win for Mechelen had a probability of 29.41% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.16%) and 0-2 (6.6%). The likeliest Mechelen win was 2-1 (7.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Gent in this match.
