While Dundee United have been the more impressive side this season and will come in with more momentum, a change in manager ofter leads to an upturn in results, and the atmosphere at the Pittodrie Stadium could be a fresh and excited one.
For that reason, we predict a share of the spoils with neither able to put the other to the sword in what could be a tense affair given the looming split of the league.
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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 Aberdeen win with a probability of 55%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 20.05%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aberdeen win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.95%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.72%), while for a Dundee United win it was 0-1 (7.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
