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 Stenhousemuir win with a probability of 46.53%. A win for Annan Athletic had a probability of 28.42% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stenhousemuir win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (7.96%). The likeliest Annan Athletic win was 0-1 (7.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stenhousemuir would win this match.