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 Viking FK win with a probability of 54.01%. A win for Start had a probability of 23.42% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Viking FK win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.06%) and 2-0 (8.47%). The likeliest Start win was 1-2 (6.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Viking FK would win this match.