Coverage of the League of Ireland Premier clash between St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United.
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 St Patrick's Athletic win with a probability of 58.56%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Drogheda United had a probability of 17.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.08%) and 2-1 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.26%), while for a Drogheda United win it was 0-1 (6.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Patrick's Athletic would win this match.
