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 68.27%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 12.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.12%) and 1-2 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9%), while for a Portadown win it was 1-0 (4.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.