Coverage of the League of Ireland Premier clash between Drogheda United and Derry City.
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 Derry City win with a probability of 38.23%. A win for Drogheda United had a probability of 33.18% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Derry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.86%) and 0-2 (7.27%). The likeliest Drogheda United win was 1-0 (11.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Derry City would win this match.
