Scottish League Cup | Second Round
Aug 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
Ainslie Park Stadium
We said: Spartans 0-2 Ross County
While Ross County have been wasteful in front of goal at the start of the season, the gulf in quality between the two sides should be too much for Spartans.
If the Staggies create a similar number of chances to what they have been recently, Cowie's side could enjoy a comfortable away win here.
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 Ross County win with a probability of 52.32%. A win for Spartans had a probability of 24.7% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ross County win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.04%) and 0-2 (8.23%). The likeliest Spartans win was 2-1 (6.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.
Result |
Spartans | Draw | Ross County |
24.7% ( -0.05) | 22.98% ( -0.38) | 52.32% ( 0.43) |
Both teams to score 58.1% ( 1.26) |
57.73% ( 1.7) | 42.27% ( -1.7) |
35.32% ( 1.68) | 64.67% ( -1.68) |
69.33% ( 0.88) | 30.67% ( -0.88) |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
33.08% ( 1.02) | 66.92% ( -1.03) |
83.8% ( 0.77) | 16.2% ( -0.77) |