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 Hibernian win with a probability of 53.52%. A win for Forfar Athletic had a probability of 23.62% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.34%) and 0-2 (8.56%). The likeliest Forfar Athletic win was 2-1 (6.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hibernian would win this match.