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 62.91%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Coleraine had a probability of 15.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.58%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Coleraine win it was 0-1 (5.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.