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 55.06%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Shelbourne had a probability of 20.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.34%) and 2-1 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.46%), while for a Shelbourne win it was 0-1 (6.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.