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 Mechelen win with a probability of 38.18%. A win for Royal Antwerp had a probability of 37.09% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mechelen win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.01%) and 2-0 (5.87%). The likeliest Royal Antwerp win was 1-2 (8.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.