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 Rangers win with a probability of 70.61%. A draw had a probability of 16.8% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 12.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 3-0 (8.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.65%), while for a Hearts win it was 1-2 (3.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.