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 Cove Rangers win with a probability of 75.54%. A draw had a probability of 15.7% and a win for East Fife had a probability of 8.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.71%) and 3-0 (10.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.46%), while for a East Fife win it was 0-1 (3.08%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.