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 Aberdeen win with a probability of 50.65%. A win for Viking FK had a probability of 24.71% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aberdeen win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (9%). The likeliest Viking FK win was 1-0 (7.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Aberdeen would win this match.