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 50.85%. A draw had a probability of 26.7% and a win for Coleraine had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.4%) and 1-2 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.38%), while for a Coleraine win it was 1-0 (8.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.