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 Cliftonville win with a probability of 77.59%. A draw had a probability of 14.6% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 7.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.98%) and 1-0 (10.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.96%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (2.76%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cliftonville would win this match.
