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 40.54%. A win for Cliftonville had a probability of 32.16% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (7.46%). The likeliest Cliftonville win was 1-0 (9.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.
