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 Hearts win with a probability of 64.54%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Cove Rangers had a probability of 16.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.37%) and 1-0 (8.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.71%), while for a Cove Rangers win it was 1-2 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.
