Coverage of the Scottish Challenge Cup Second Round clash between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Buckie 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 68.11%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Buckie Thistle had a probability of 12.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inverness Caledonian Thistle win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.3%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.24%), while for a Buckie Thistle win it was 0-1 (4.46%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Inverness Caledonian Thistle would win this match.