Coverage of the Scottish Challenge Cup Third Round clash between Elgin City and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
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 Inverness Caledonian Thistle win with a probability of 59.46%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Elgin City had a probability of 19.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inverness Caledonian Thistle win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.14%) and 0-1 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.71%), while for a Elgin City win it was 2-1 (5.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Inverness Caledonian Thistle would win this match.