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 Airdrieonians win with a probability of 55.33%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for East Fife had a probability of 21.04%.
The most likely scoreline for an Airdrieonians win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.02%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for a East Fife win it was 0-1 (6.46%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Airdrieonians would win this match.