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 Dundalk win with a probability of 58.12%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Cork City had a probability of 17.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Dundalk win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.75%) and 1-2 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.28%), while for a Cork City win it was 1-0 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dundalk would win this match.