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 64.83%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 14.83%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.33%) and 1-2 (9.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.67%), while for a Waasland-Beveren win it was 1-0 (4.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.