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 42.28%. A win for Coleraine had a probability of 30.49% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (7.88%). The likeliest Coleraine win was 0-1 (9.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cliftonville would win this match.