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 69.22%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Ballymena United had a probability of 12.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.76%) and 2-1 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.74%), while for a Ballymena United win it was 0-1 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.