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 Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 63.98%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 14.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.41%) and 2-1 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.13%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 0-1 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.
