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 Airdrieonians win with a probability of 58.88%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Forfar Athletic had a probability of 17.57%.
The most likely scoreline for an Airdrieonians win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.67%) and 2-1 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.1%), while for a Forfar Athletic win it was 0-1 (6.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Airdrieonians would win this match.