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 Cove Rangers win with a probability of 44.29%. A win for Rangers Under-21s had a probability of 32.6% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.97%) and 2-0 (6.09%). The likeliest Rangers Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.27%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.