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 84.55%. A draw had a probability of 10.6% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 4.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.22%) and 4-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.04%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (1.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Glentoran would win this match.