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 St Patrick's Athletic win with a probability of 46.27%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Waterford United had a probability of 25.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.3%) and 1-2 (8.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.87%), while for a Waterford United win it was 1-0 (9.6%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood.