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 Hearts win with a probability of 59.85%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 16.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.88%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.94%), while for a Dundee United win it was 0-1 (6.25%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.
