Although Rangers are clearly the favourites for this fixture, their priorities have now changed, and that can only aid Dundee United's chances of a surprise win at Ibrox. Nevertheless, even with many changes being anticipated, we still expect the Gers to grind out a narrow victory.
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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 Rangers win with a probability of 78.15%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 6.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.37%) and 3-0 (11.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7%), while for a Dundee United win it was 0-1 (2.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Rangers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Rangers.
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