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 Falkirk win with a probability of 60.79%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Partick Thistle had a probability of 17.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.67%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.27%), while for a Partick Thistle win it was 0-1 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.