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 54.18%. A win for Montrose had a probability of 23.57% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for an Airdrieonians win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.6%) and 2-0 (8.22%). The likeliest Montrose win was 1-2 (6.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.23%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Airdrieonians would win this match.