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 41.81%. A win for Aberdeen had a probability of 32.58% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.84%) and 2-0 (7.05%). The likeliest Aberdeen win was 0-1 (8.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.