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 Shelbourne win with a probability of 65.19%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 13.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shelbourne win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.96%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.98%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 0-1 (5.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shelbourne would win this match.