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 75.53%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Brechin City had a probability of 9.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.02%) and 0-1 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.24%), while for a Brechin City win it was 1-0 (2.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.