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 45.48%. A win for Glentoran had a probability of 27.88% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.95%) and 0-2 (8.53%). The likeliest Glentoran win was 1-0 (8.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood.