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 Waterford United win with a probability of 54.39%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Cork City had a probability of 19.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.18%) and 2-1 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.91%), while for a Cork City win it was 0-1 (7.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.