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 Zulte Waregem win with a probability of 40.18%. A win for Mechelen had a probability of 34.6% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zulte Waregem win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.69%) and 2-0 (6.49%). The likeliest Mechelen win was 0-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 8% likelihood.