Shelbourne have a great opportunity to move even closer to the Irish crown, but the visit of Derry will be a massive test on Monday night.
The Candystripes were embarrassed on the European stage recently but should be good enough to avoid a damaging defeat at Tolka Park in this one.
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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 Derry City win with a probability of 44.33%. A draw had a probability of 29.8% and a win for Shelbourne had a probability of 25.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Derry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.35%) and 1-2 (7.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.11%), while for a Shelbourne win it was 1-0 (10.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.