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 Rangers win with a probability of 50.86%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 26.59% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.83%) and 0-2 (7.34%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 2-1 (6.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.