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 Glentoran win with a probability of 37.71%. A win for Coleraine had a probability of 34.67% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.05%) and 0-2 (6.87%). The likeliest Coleraine win was 1-0 (10.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Glentoran would win this match.