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 73.62%. A draw had a probability of 16.4% and a win for Montrose had a probability of 9.95%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.37%) and 3-0 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.8%), while for a Montrose win it was 0-1 (3.28%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.