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 54.62%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Larne had a probability of 21.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.78%) and 2-0 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.21%), while for a Larne win it was 0-1 (6.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.