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 Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 63.11%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 16.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.66%), while for a Cercle Brugge win it was 0-1 (4.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.
