We said: Waterford United 1-1 Sligo Rovers
Friday's meeting promises to be an intriguing one between two teams enjoying improved runs in recent weeks, and we anticipate a tight encounter.
After the last meeting ended in a narrow away win for Friday's hosts, we see a share of the points as the most likely outcome at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre.
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 Waterford United win with a probability of 50.92%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 24.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.53%) and 2-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.81%), while for a Sligo Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.32%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Waterford United would win this match.