We said: Rangers 4-0 Queen of the South
Playing at home will be a big advantage for Rangers in this particular cup game, being able to guarantee the atmosphere will not get on top of them as it could have done if things were the other way around.
The Gers have the stronger squad out of the two teams, and having those extra options should allow them to earn passage into the next round.
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 Rangers win with a probability of 94.77%. A draw had a probability of 4.1% and a win for Queen of the South had a probability of 1.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (13.5%) and 5-0 (10.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (1.95%), while for a Queen of the South win it was 0-1 (0.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.