Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Portadown.
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 Ballymena United win with a probability of 65.66%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 15.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ballymena United win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.86%) and 1-0 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.03%), while for a Portadown win it was 1-2 (4.25%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ballymena United would win this match.
