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 Arsenal win with a probability of 47.25%. A win for Dundalk had a probability of 26.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.22%) and 0-2 (8.65%). The likeliest Dundalk win was 1-0 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.