Coverage of the Scottish Challenge Cup Third Round clash between Alloa Athletic and Rangers Under-21s.
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 Under-21s win with a probability of 55.94%. A win for Alloa Athletic had a probability of 24.61% and a draw had a probability of 19.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6.83%) and 0-2 (5.61%). The likeliest Alloa Athletic win was 2-1 (5.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers Under-21s would win this match.
