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 Ayr United win with a probability of 45.92%. A win for Hamilton Academical had a probability of 28.5% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ayr United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.19%) and 0-2 (8.1%). The likeliest Hamilton Academical win was 1-0 (8.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Ayr United in this match.