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 83.03%. A draw had a probability of 11.5% and a win for Warrenpoint Town had a probability of 5.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.03%) and 1-0 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.48%), while for a Warrenpoint Town win it was 0-1 (1.92%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.