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 47.31%. A win for Linfield had a probability of 26.67% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (8.77%). The likeliest Linfield win was 0-1 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Glentoran in this match.