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 Sligo Rovers win with a probability of 36.56%. A win for Waterford United had a probability of 35.69% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sligo Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.87%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest Waterford United win was 1-0 (10.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood.