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 Coleraine win with a probability of 76.09%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 8.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coleraine win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.48%) and 1-0 (10.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.27%), while for a Portadown win it was 0-1 (2.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Coleraine in this match.