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 62.35%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 16.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.82%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.98%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (5.02%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cliftonville would win this match.