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 Spartans win with a probability of 48.63%. A win for East Fife had a probability of 26.03% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spartans win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.38%) and 2-0 (8.78%). The likeliest East Fife win was 0-1 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.