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 St Patrick's Athletic win with a probability of 59.89%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Finn Harps had a probability of 16.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.12%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.99%), while for a Finn Harps win it was 0-1 (6.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Patrick's Athletic would win this match.