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 Kortrijk win with a probability of 43.49%. A win for KV Oostende had a probability of 30.99% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kortrijk win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.01%) and 2-0 (7.41%). The likeliest KV Oostende win was 0-1 (8.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.11%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kortrijk would win this match.