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 50.69%. A win for Cliftonville had a probability of 25.24% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 2-0 (8.59%). The likeliest Cliftonville win was 0-1 (6.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood.
