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 51.99%. A draw had a probability of 24.65% and a win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 23.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Anderlecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.89%) and 2-0 (9.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.79%) , while for a Cercle Brugge win it was 0-1 (7.13%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.