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 Larne win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Glentoran had a probability of 32.52% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Larne win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.52%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Glentoran win was 0-1 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Larne would win this match.