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 Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 38.64%. A win for Mechelen had a probability of 35.63% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.47%) and 0-2 (6.4%). The likeliest Mechelen win was 1-0 (8.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Royal Antwerp would win this match.