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 Arbroath win with a probability of 52.01%. A win for Montrose had a probability of 24.19% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arbroath win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.71%) and 2-0 (8.83%). The likeliest Montrose win was 0-1 (6.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arbroath would win this match.