Coverage of the Belgian Pro League clash between Royal Antwerp and Mechelen.
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 59.61%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Mechelen had a probability of 17.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.19%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.77%), while for a Mechelen win it was 0-1 (5.94%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.