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 39.88%. A win for Shelbourne had a probability of 32.52% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.29%) and 0-2 (7.39%). The likeliest Shelbourne win was 1-0 (10.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Waterford United in this match.