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 41.82%. A win for Drogheda United had a probability of 31.97% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest Drogheda United win was 0-1 (8.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Waterford United in this match.
