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 Cercle Brugge win with a probability of 52.16%. A win for Westerlo had a probability of 23.95% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.7%) and 2-0 (8.96%). The likeliest Westerlo win was 0-1 (6.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.