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 79.06%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for Waterford United had a probability of 5.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 0-2 with a probability of 18.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (16.55%) and 0-3 (13.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (7.57%), while for a Waterford United win it was 1-0 (2.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.