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 Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 59.64%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Waterford United had a probability of 16.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.91%) and 1-2 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.99%), while for a Waterford United win it was 1-0 (6.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.