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 Longford Town win with a probability of 39.82%. A win for Drogheda United had a probability of 33.77% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Longford Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.53%) and 2-0 (6.94%). The likeliest Drogheda United win was 0-1 (9.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.