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 St Patrick's Athletic win with a probability of 46.97%. A draw had a probability of 27.9% and a win for Cork City had a probability of 25.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.56%) and 1-2 (8.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.83%), while for a Cork City win it was 1-0 (9.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Patrick's Athletic would win this match.