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 Genk win with a probability of 73.79%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Mechelen had a probability of 10.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Genk win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 3-0 (8.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.9%), while for a Mechelen win it was 1-2 (3.22%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Genk would win this match.