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 59.31%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Shelbourne had a probability of 16.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.04%) and 1-2 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.09%), while for a Shelbourne win it was 1-0 (6.51%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 12% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.