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 49.45%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.6%) and 0-2 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.28%) , while for a Portadown win it was 1-0 (7.39%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.