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 Edinburgh City win with a probability of 63.89%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Brechin City had a probability of 16.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Edinburgh City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.19%) and 0-1 (8.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.75%), while for a Brechin City win it was 2-1 (4.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Edinburgh City would win this match.