We said: Shelbourne 0-0 Drogheda United
After suffering a bitter defeat last time out, we would not be surprised if Drogheda rock up at Shelbourne with the mentality of avoiding a second successive loss first and foremost.
Shelbourne are clearly struggling to create chances having failed to score in each of their last three games, so another goalless draw could be on the cards for Duff's side.
Read more.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 Shelbourne win with a probability of 56.07%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Drogheda United had a probability of 18.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shelbourne win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.48%) and 2-1 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.64%), while for a Drogheda United win it was 0-1 (7.29%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shelbourne would win this match.