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 Falkirk win with a probability of 77.23%. A draw had a probability of 15.5% and a win for East Fife had a probability of 7.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.89%) and 3-0 (11.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.25%), while for a East Fife win it was 0-1 (3.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.
