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 41.96%. A win for Shelbourne had a probability of 30.19% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.41%) and 2-0 (8.03%). The likeliest Shelbourne win was 0-1 (10.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.