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 69.01%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for East Fife had a probability of 12.79%.
The most likely scoreline for an Airdrieonians win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.59%), while for a East Fife win it was 0-1 (3.8%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Airdrieonians would win this match.