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 68.49%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for Montrose had a probability of 13.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.73%) and 0-1 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.57%), while for a Montrose win it was 2-1 (3.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-7 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.