Although Hearts have been inconsistent in the Scottish Premiership, they will carry some momentum into Saturday's encounter following a dramatic victory in the Scottish League Cup.
We think that the visitors will follow that result by claiming all three points against a side they have beaten in the last three meetings.
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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 Hearts win with a probability of 39.04%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 35.74% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.26%). The likeliest Ross County win was 1-0 (8.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Hearts in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Hearts.