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 Linfield win with a probability of 70.41%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for Dungannon Swifts had a probability of 11.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.44%) and 1-2 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.45%), while for a Dungannon Swifts win it was 1-0 (3.72%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Linfield in this match.