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 Greenock Morton win with a probability of 50.53%. A win for Arbroath had a probability of 25.38% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Greenock Morton win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.62%) and 0-2 (8.55%). The likeliest Arbroath win was 1-0 (6.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Greenock Morton would win this match.