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 Annan Athletic win with a probability of 40.92%. A win for Stirling Albion had a probability of 34.13% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for an Annan Athletic win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.69%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Stirling Albion win was 1-2 (7.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Annan Athletic would win this match.