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 59.98%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 18.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cork City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.62%) and 0-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.9%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 2-1 (5.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cork City would win this match.