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 Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 51.98%. A win for Waasland-Beveren had a probability of 25.37% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.38%) and 0-2 (7.8%). The likeliest Waasland-Beveren win was 2-1 (6.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.