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 Edinburgh City win with a probability of 51.11%. A win for Peterhead had a probability of 24.98% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Edinburgh City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (8.6%). The likeliest Peterhead win was 0-1 (6.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Edinburgh City would win this match.