We said: Sligo Rovers 1-2 Bohemians
Although Sligo's form has been drifting for some time now, very few people could have foreseen them falling to a defeat against the division's whipping boys UCD last weekend, and Bohemians will surely smell blood as a result.
With Devine's side having two games in hand on all of the sides above them in the table, they cannot be ruled out of the title picture just yet, especially having prevented Shamrock from beating them last time out. We predict a narrow away victory.
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 42.15%. A win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 29.31% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bohemians win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.31%) and 1-2 (8.22%). The likeliest Sligo Rovers win was 1-0 (10.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.18%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.