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 68.7%. A draw had a probability of 17.3% and a win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 14%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.23%) and 1-3 (7.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.73%), while for a Edinburgh City win it was 2-1 (3.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.