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 41.28%. A win for Linfield had a probability of 33.32% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.81%) and 2-0 (6.82%). The likeliest Linfield win was 0-1 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.