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 48.15%. A win for Inverness Caledonian Thistle had a probability of 28.24% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.57%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Inverness Caledonian Thistle win was 1-2 (6.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.