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 Linfield win with a probability of 55.62%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Cliftonville had a probability of 20.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.93%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.11%), while for a Cliftonville win it was 0-1 (6.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.