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 Glentoran win with a probability of 62.01%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Cliftonville had a probability of 16.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.53%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.34%), while for a Cliftonville win it was 0-1 (5.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Glentoran would win this match.