Coverage of the Scottish League Cup Group Stage clash between Edinburgh City and Falkirk.
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 Edinburgh City win with a probability of 40.43%. A win for Falkirk had a probability of 35.36% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Edinburgh City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.69%) and 2-0 (6.01%). The likeliest Falkirk win was 1-2 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Edinburgh City would win this match.
