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 Coleraine win with a probability of 78.63%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 7.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coleraine win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.27%) and 1-0 (10.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.71%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (2.62%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Coleraine would win this match.