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 67.06%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 14.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.81%) and 1-0 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Edinburgh City win it was 1-2 (4.02%). The actual scoreline of 7-2 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.