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 Cove Rangers win with a probability of 41.42%. A win for Stirling Albion had a probability of 34.71% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cove Rangers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.44%) and 2-0 (6.01%). The likeliest Stirling Albion win was 1-2 (7.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.87%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cove Rangers would win this match.