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 Linfield win with a probability of 39.28%. A win for Glentoran had a probability of 36.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.89%) and 0-2 (5.96%). The likeliest Glentoran win was 2-1 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.