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 Dundee United win with a probability of 40.14%. A win for Partick Thistle had a probability of 33.6% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.58%) and 0-2 (6.95%). The likeliest Partick Thistle win was 1-0 (9.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dundee United would win this match.