Data Analysis
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 Gent win with a probability of 67.13%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Kortrijk had a probability of 13.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gent win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.65%) and 1-2 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.32%), while for a Kortrijk win it was 1-0 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gent would win this match.