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 59.46%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Larne had a probability of 18.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.33%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.42%), while for a Larne win it was 0-1 (5.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.