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 49%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 25.77% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.41%) and 0-2 (8.84%). The likeliest Hearts win was 1-0 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.