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 Cliftonville win with a probability of 40.58%. A win for Ballymena United had a probability of 34.55% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.53%) and 0-2 (6.4%). The likeliest Ballymena United win was 2-1 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.