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 Dundee United win with a probability of 76.28%. A draw had a probability of 15.2% and a win for Brechin City had a probability of 8.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.54%) and 0-1 (10.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.23%), while for a Brechin City win it was 1-0 (2.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-6 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dundee United would win this match.