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 51.61%. A draw had a probability of 27% and a win for Crusaders had a probability of 21.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.85%) and 2-1 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.34%), while for a Crusaders win it was 0-1 (8.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.