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 Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 77.51%. A draw had a probability of 15.1% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 7.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.95%) and 3-0 (11.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.14%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 0-1 (2.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 12% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.