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 46.23%. A win for St Mirren had a probability of 29% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (7.7%). The likeliest St Mirren win was 0-1 (7.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.