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 40.92%. A win for Standard Liege had a probability of 34.26% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.53%) and 0-2 (6.45%). The likeliest Standard Liege win was 2-1 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.
