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 Sligo Rovers win with a probability of 64.09%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Waterford United had a probability of 12.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sligo Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 17.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (14.74%) and 1-2 (8.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (10.57%), while for a Waterford United win it was 1-0 (6.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.