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 Glentoran win with a probability of 48.95%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 23.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.91%) and 1-2 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.59%), while for a Portadown win it was 1-0 (8.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Glentoran would win this match.