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 Hamilton Academical win with a probability of 78.29%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 8.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hamilton Academical win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (9.55%) and 1-2 (8.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.04%), while for a Edinburgh City win it was 2-1 (2.56%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hamilton Academical would win this match.