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 Rangers win with a probability of 79.5%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 7.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.15%) and 0-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.38%), while for a Dundee United win it was 1-0 (2.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.