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 77.63%. A draw had a probability of 14.2% and a win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 8.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.37%) and 1-0 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.69%), while for a Edinburgh City win it was 0-1 (2.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Falkirk would win this match.