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 Longford Town win with a probability of 40.15%. A win for Waterford United had a probability of 31.76% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Longford Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.19%) and 0-2 (7.62%). The likeliest Waterford United win was 1-0 (10.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.