We said: Cork City 1-0 Drogheda United
Draper's absence for the visitors is a huge advantage for Cork, and the home side's recent record against Drogheda cannot be overlooked. Cork were 1-0 winners when the pair locked horns at the start of June, and we are backing the same scoreline to occur in Friday evening's contest.
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 Cork City win with a probability of 51.25%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Drogheda United had a probability of 23.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cork City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.89%) and 2-1 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.11%), while for a Drogheda United win it was 0-1 (7.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.