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.
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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.
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