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 Falkirk win with a probability of 47.05%. A win for Peterhead had a probability of 28.28% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.37%) and 0-2 (7.87%). The likeliest Peterhead win was 1-0 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.