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 Linfield win with a probability of 47.07%. A win for Ballymena United had a probability of 29.03% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.7%) and 0-2 (7.34%). The likeliest Ballymena United win was 2-1 (7.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.