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 Cliftonville win with a probability of 59.42%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 18.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.94%) and 1-2 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.72%), while for a Portadown win it was 1-0 (5.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.