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 86.91%. A draw had a probability of 9.1% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 4.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.39%) and 4-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.29%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (1.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Linfield in this match.