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 win with a probability of 78.29%. A draw had a probability of 14.3% and a win for Forfar Athletic had a probability of 7.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dundee win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.22%) and 1-0 (10.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.8%), while for a Forfar Athletic win it was 0-1 (2.68%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dundee would win this match.