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 Hamilton Academical win with a probability of 59.34%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Cove Rangers had a probability of 19.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hamilton Academical win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.56%) and 2-0 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a Cove Rangers win it was 1-2 (5.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hamilton Academical would win this match.