We said: Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers are certainly far from their best in the Irish top flight this season, and they meet a rejuvenated Dundalk team moving towards safety, but the Hoops do still boast more quality than their visitors, and we see Bradley's men having enough to come out on top.
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 Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 63.23%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Dundalk had a probability of 15.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.75%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.12%), while for a Dundalk win it was 0-1 (5.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Shamrock Rovers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Shamrock Rovers.