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 51.72%. A win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 24.73% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.71%) and 2-0 (8.52%). The likeliest Cercle Brugge win was 0-1 (6.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.