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 Gent win with a probability of 68.01%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 13.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.76%) and 1-0 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.66%), while for a Waasland-Beveren win it was 1-2 (3.89%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.