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 57.31%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Hamilton Academical had a probability of 20.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.92%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a Hamilton Academical win it was 1-0 (5.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.