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 36.32%. A win for Waterford United had a probability of 35.87% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cork City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.83%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest Waterford United win was 0-1 (10.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.