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 Hibernian win with a probability of 70.59%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for Forfar Athletic had a probability of 11.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.79%) and 1-2 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.49%), while for a Forfar Athletic win it was 1-0 (3.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hibernian would win this match.