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 Cliftonville win with a probability of 65.73%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Ballymena United had a probability of 14.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.35%) and 1-2 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.26%), while for a Ballymena United win it was 1-0 (4.35%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Cliftonville in this match.