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 70.6%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Warrenpoint Town had a probability of 11.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.09%) and 0-3 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.71%), while for a Warrenpoint Town win it was 1-0 (4.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.