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 Hearts win with a probability of 80.6%. A draw had a probability of 13.6% and a win for Stirling Albion had a probability of 5.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-2 with a probability of 15.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (12.63%) and 0-1 (12.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.35%), while for a Stirling Albion win it was 1-0 (2.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 15.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Hearts in this match.