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 40.21%. A win for Cliftonville had a probability of 33.54% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.59%) and 2-0 (6.96%). The likeliest Cliftonville win was 0-1 (9.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.