Heart of Midlothian
Rangers
Heart of Midlothian
36%Draw
25%Rangers
39%Most likely scorelines
1-111.9% · 8.41-28.5% · 11.72-18.2% · 12.20-18.0% · 12.61-07.6% · 13.12-26.0% · 16.60-26.0% · 16.60-05.8% · 17.1
Exact scores are low-probability by
nature — the likeliest scoreline here is 12%, and these
eight cover 62% of outcomes between them.
Most likely score by result
If Heart of Midlothian 2-1 · 8% · 12.2If draw 1-1 · 12% · 8.4If Rangers 1-2 · 9% · 11.7
How this is modelled. Dixon-Coles Poisson with ridge-penalised
attack and defence ratings, exponential time decay and a low-score correction, fitted on
five seasons of Scottish league results, with a shots-on-target proxy blended into the
expected-goals estimate. Early in a season the fit pools all four Scottish divisions,
because promoted and relegated clubs have no record in their new division; it shifts to a
division-specific fit once the season has its own data. Backtesting on both match result
and exact scoreline showed that schedule beats either fixed choice.
These are model probabilities for information only, not betting advice. In walk-forward testing on a held-out season this model did not beat bookmaker prices — flat-stake betting on its disagreements lost money. It is published as a calibrated forecast, not an edge.