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 Dundalk win with a probability of 53.74%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 20.33%.

The most likely scoreline for a Dundalk win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.08%) and 1-2 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.01%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 1-0 (7.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dundalk would win this match.