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 40.38%. A win for Kelty Hearts had a probability of 34.56% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.72%) and 0-2 (6.46%). The likeliest Kelty Hearts win was 1-0 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.