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 59.05%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Coleraine had a probability of 18.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.2%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.45%), while for a Coleraine win it was 0-1 (5.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.