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 86.13%. A draw had a probability of 9.9% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 4%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.16%) and 4-0 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.69%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 0-1 (1.57%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that St Patrick's Athletic would win this match.