Scottish League Cup | Second Round

Aug 20, 2023 at 2pm UK

Easter Road Stadium

Hibernian
2 - 1
Raith Rovers

Youan (57'), Vente (69')
Megwa (26'), Doidge (39')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Smith (68')
Byrne (36'), Stanton (87')
Dick (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Hibernian and Raith Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Hibernian

All competitions

Last Game: Luzern 2-2 Hibernian
Thursday, August 17 at 7.45pm in Europa Conference League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Raith Rovers

All competitions

Scottish League Cup

Last Game: Raith Rovers 3-2 Morton
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

Goals
for

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 Hibernian win with a probability of 46.99%. A win for Raith Rovers had a probability of 30.08% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.29%) and 2-0 (6.57%). The likeliest Raith Rovers win was 1-2 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Hibernian in this match.

Result
Hibernian	Draw	Raith Rovers
46.99% ( 0.43)	22.92% ( 0.13)	30.08% ( -0.57)

Both teams to score 63.02% (

-0.84)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.18% (

-0.96)

37.82% (

0.96)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

39.93% (

-1.04)

60.07% (

1.03)

Hibernian Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.52% (

-0.21)

16.47% (

0.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.81% (

-0.38)

46.18% (

0.37)

Raith Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.45% (

-0.82)

24.54% (

0.82)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.98% (

-1.17)

59.02% (

1.16)

Score Analysis

Hibernian 46.99%

Raith Rovers 30.08%

Draw 22.92%

Hibernian	Draw	Raith Rovers
2-1 @ 9.24% ( 0.08) 1-0 @ 7.29% ( 0.28) 2-0 @ 6.57% ( 0.21) 3-1 @ 5.55% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 3.95% ( 0.1) 3-2 @ 3.9% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 2.5% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.78% ( 0.03) 4-2 @ 1.76% ( -0.05) 5-1 @ 0.9% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.54% Total : 46.99%	1-1 @ 10.24% ( 0.16) 2-2 @ 6.49% ( -0.1) 0-0 @ 4.04% ( 0.18) 3-3 @ 1.83% ( -0.09) Other @ 0.32% Total : 22.92%	1-2 @ 7.19% ( -0.06) 0-1 @ 5.68% ( 0.13) 0-2 @ 3.99% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 3.37% ( -0.11) 2-3 @ 3.04% ( -0.12) 0-3 @ 1.87% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 1.18% ( -0.07) 2-4 @ 1.07% ( -0.07) Other @ 2.69% Total : 30.08%