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 Rangers Under-21s win with a probability of 44.56%. A win for Ayr United had a probability of 32.01% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.43%) and 2-0 (6.37%). The likeliest Ayr United win was 1-2 (7.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers Under-21s would win this match.
