Shelbourne's impressive run of form coming into this game compared to Sligo's series of disappointing results leaves the hosts as strong favourites to take the three points here, and we expect them to do just that.
The visitors have failed to score in six of their last 10 outings and we believe that streak will continue against the defensively solid home team.
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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 Shelbourne win with a probability of 56.88%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 18.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shelbourne win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.65%) and 2-1 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.51%), while for a Sligo Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.
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