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 61.83%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 16.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cork City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.47%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.36%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 0-1 (5.47%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cork City would win this match.