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 Spartans win with a probability of 42.95%. A win for East Fife had a probability of 31.73% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spartans win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.98%) and 0-2 (7.17%). The likeliest East Fife win was 1-0 (8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Spartans would win this match.