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 Rangers win with a probability of 51.5%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 24.92% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.69%) and 0-2 (8.47%). The likeliest Hearts win was 2-1 (6.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.