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 62.4%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Peterhead had a probability of 17.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.95%) and 1-0 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.67%), while for a Peterhead win it was 1-2 (4.71%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.