We said: Hibernian 1-1 Hearts
Taking last season's form into consideration, Hearts deserve to be regarded as the marginal favourites for this contest. Nevertheless, Hibs may benefit from the extra game time under their belts, leading us to predict a competitive share of the spoils at Easter Road.
Read more.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 Hibernian win with a probability of 39.21%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 33.85% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.36%) and 2-0 (7%). The likeliest Hearts win was 0-1 (9.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.