Data Analysis
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 56.8%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Cliftonville had a probability of 19.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.69%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.22%), while for a Cliftonville win it was 0-1 (6.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.