Cork's recent form has been excellent, but their run of victories is going to come to an end at some stage, and we are backing that to happen on Friday. A point against Dundalk would still be a strong result for the home side, and we are finding it difficult to separate them in this contest. Read more.

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 Cork City win with a probability of 39.1%. A win for Dundalk had a probability of 32.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cork City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.06%) and 2-0 (7.38%). The likeliest Dundalk win was 0-1 (10.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.

Result
Cork City	Draw	Dundalk
39.1% ( 4.41)	28.18% ( -0.28)	32.72% ( -4.13)

Both teams to score 46.9% (

0.5)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.8% (

0.75)

59.19% (

-0.75)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.38% (

0.58)

79.62% (

-0.58)

Cork City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.55% (

3.12)

29.45% (

-3.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.55% (

3.66)

65.45% (

-3.66)

Dundalk Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.47% (

-2.34)

33.53% (

2.34)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.84% (

-2.64)

70.16% (

2.64)

Score Analysis

Cork City 39.1%

Dundalk 32.71%

Draw 28.18%

Cork City	Draw	Dundalk
1-0 @ 12.07% ( 0.68) 2-1 @ 8.06% ( 0.62) 2-0 @ 7.38% ( 0.99) 3-1 @ 3.29% ( 0.5) 3-0 @ 3.01% ( 0.62) 3-2 @ 1.8% ( 0.17) 4-1 @ 1% ( 0.22) 4-0 @ 0.92% ( 0.25) Other @ 1.58% Total : 39.1%	1-1 @ 13.19% ( -0.08) 0-0 @ 9.87% ( -0.28) 2-2 @ 4.41% ( 0.07) Other @ 0.71% Total : 28.18%	0-1 @ 10.78% ( -1.05) 1-2 @ 7.21% ( -0.53) 0-2 @ 5.9% ( -1) 1-3 @ 2.63% ( -0.38) 0-3 @ 2.15% ( -0.53) 2-3 @ 1.61% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.45% Total : 32.71%