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 Deinze win with a probability of 64.54%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for Sparta Petegem had a probability of 17.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Deinze win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.82%) and 3-1 (7.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.71%), while for a Sparta Petegem win it was 1-2 (4.63%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Deinze would win this match.