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 59.65%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 18.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.78%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.59%), while for a Dundee United win it was 1-0 (5.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.