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 55.55%. A win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 22.38% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.89%) and 0-2 (8.57%). The likeliest Edinburgh City win was 2-1 (5.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Falkirk in this match.