We said: Elgin City 0-3 Hibernian
Although new boss Gray is yet to take charge of a competitive game for Hibs, his status as a former player could provide the club with a much-needed boost.
Additionally, it is difficult to envisage Elgin achieving victory considering their status as a club in Scotland's fourth division, and this makes the visitors strong favourites heading into Saturday's clash.
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 67.59%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for Elgin City had a probability of 14.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.6%) and 0-1 (8.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.16%), while for a Elgin City win it was 2-1 (4.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hibernian would win this match.