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 Queen's Park win with a probability of 65.09%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Cowdenbeath had a probability of 14.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Queen's Park win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.1%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.8%), while for a Cowdenbeath win it was 0-1 (4.93%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Queen's Park would win this match.