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 Stoke City win with a probability of 38.59%. A win for Cork City had a probability of 33.9% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.17%) and 0-2 (7.05%). The likeliest Cork City win was 1-0 (10.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.