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 46.41%. A win for Linfield had a probability of 27.51% and a draw had a probability of 26.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.64%) and 2-0 (7.93%). The likeliest Linfield win was 0-1 (7.77%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.