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 71.49%. A draw had a probability of 16.7% and a win for H&W Welders had a probability of 11.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.47%) and 0-3 (8.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.73%), while for a H&W Welders win it was 2-1 (3.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-9 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.