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 79.6%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for Warrenpoint Town had a probability of 7.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.05%) and 1-0 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.31%), while for a Warrenpoint Town win it was 0-1 (2.34%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.
