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 Cove Rangers win with a probability of 49.46%. A win for Falkirk had a probability of 25.66% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.49%) and 2-0 (8.76%). The likeliest Falkirk win was 0-1 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.