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 Peterhead win with a probability of 62.64%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Edinburgh City had a probability of 16.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Peterhead win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.48%) and 1-2 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.81%), while for a Edinburgh City win it was 1-0 (4.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Peterhead would win this match.