We said: Bohemians 2-1 Sligo Rovers
Following a run of disappointing results, Bohemians are bound to return to winning ways sooner rather than later, and although Sligo Rovers will pose a threat, we back the Bohs to take all three points on home turf on Friday.
Read more.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 Bohemians win with a probability of 42.04%. A win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 31.9% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bohemians win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.81%) and 2-0 (7.32%). The likeliest Sligo Rovers win was 0-1 (8.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bohemians would win this match.