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 Kilmarnock win with a probability of 66.72%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Falkirk had a probability of 13.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kilmarnock win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.78%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.2%), while for a Falkirk win it was 0-1 (4.32%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kilmarnock would win this match.