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 47.55%. A win for Zulte Waregem had a probability of 28.38% and a draw had a probability of 24.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.7%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Zulte Waregem win was 1-2 (7.32%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.