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 83.37%. A draw had a probability of 11.4% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 5.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Glentoran win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.35%) and 1-0 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.44%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (1.92%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Glentoran would win this match.