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 53.33%. A win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 24.56% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mechelen win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.02%) and 0-2 (7.75%). The likeliest Zulte Waregem win was 2-1 (6.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.01%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.
