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 Coleraine win with a probability of 43.25%. A win for Glentoran had a probability of 32.23% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coleraine win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.61%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Glentoran win was 1-2 (7.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Coleraine in this match.