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 53.45%. A win for Partick Thistle had a probability of 23.41% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Falkirk win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.76%) and 2-0 (8.79%). The likeliest Partick Thistle win was 1-2 (6.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Falkirk in this match.