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 44.72%. A win for Dumbarton had a probability of 29.47% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers Under-21s win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.07%) and 0-2 (7.89%). The likeliest Dumbarton win was 1-0 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers Under-21s would win this match.