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 Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 62.56%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Cork City had a probability of 14.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.46%) and 1-2 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.58%), while for a Cork City win it was 1-0 (6.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.