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 59.02%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Coleraine had a probability of 18.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.18%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.9%), while for a Coleraine win it was 0-1 (6.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.
