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 46.24%. A win for Kortrijk had a probability of 28.81% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mechelen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.29%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Kortrijk win was 0-1 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.81%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.