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 Falkirk win with a probability of 43.92%. A win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 30.41% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.03%) and 0-2 (7.6%). The likeliest Edinburgh City win was 1-0 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.