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 Forfar Athletic win with a probability of 53.05%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Cowdenbeath had a probability of 22.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Forfar Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.83%) and 2-1 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.67%), while for a Cowdenbeath win it was 0-1 (7.09%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Forfar Athletic would win this match.