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 Queen's Park win with a probability of 44.49%. A win for Cove Rangers had a probability of 29.63% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Queen's Park win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.05%) and 2-0 (7.86%). The likeliest Cove Rangers win was 0-1 (8.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Queen's Park would win this match.