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 37.53%. A win for Coleraine had a probability of 36.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (6.11%). The likeliest Coleraine win was 0-1 (8.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cliftonville would win this match.