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 Glentoran win with a probability of 48.17%. A win for Coleraine had a probability of 26.55% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.37%) and 0-2 (8.6%). The likeliest Coleraine win was 1-0 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Glentoran would win this match.