We said: Sligo Rovers 1-2 Everton
Sligo Rovers are expected to provide competitive opposition for Everton considering that they are 24 matches into their domestic season. The Toffees will be able to call upon the greater quality, though, and we are expecting the Premier League outfit to record a narrow 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 Everton win with a probability of 39.84%. A win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 33.31% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Everton win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.45%) and 0-2 (7.12%). The likeliest Sligo Rovers win was 1-0 (9.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood.