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University College Dublin
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 25
Jul 22, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
 
Shelbourne

UCD
0 - 2
Shelbourne


Brennan (50')
Keaney (54')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Boyd (55' pen.), Carr (90+3')
McManus (46')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between University College Dublin and Shelbourne, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sligo 0-2 UCD
Sunday, July 17 at 6pm in League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Shelbourne 3-1 Finn Harps
Friday, July 8 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

We said: University College Dublin 1-1 Shelbourne

Shelbourne head into this match as the firm favourites simply due to the league positioning and the poor home form of the hosts throughout this season. Yet with a victory in their last outing, University College Dublin could be out to put in another strong performance, potentially earning another point in the process. 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 Shelbourne win with a probability of 58.02%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for University College Dublin had a probability of 17.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shelbourne win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.36%) and 1-2 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a University College Dublin win it was 1-0 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shelbourne would win this match.

Result
University College DublinDrawShelbourne
17.09% (0.49 0.49) 24.89% (0.984 0.98) 58.02% (-1.483 -1.48)
Both teams to score 41.62% (-1.639 -1.64)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.37% (-2.715 -2.72)58.62% (2.706 2.71)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.82% (-2.16 -2.16)79.17% (2.152 2.15)
University College Dublin Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.15% (-0.983 -0.98)47.84% (0.973 0.97)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.88% (-0.734 -0.73)83.11% (0.726 0.73)
Shelbourne Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.8% (-1.613 -1.61)20.19% (1.605 1.61)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.5% (-2.64 -2.64)52.49% (2.632 2.63)
Score Analysis
    University College Dublin 17.09%
    Shelbourne 58.01%
    Draw 24.88%
University College DublinDrawShelbourne
1-0 @ 7.12% (0.52 0.52)
2-1 @ 4.2% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 2.63% (0.123 0.12)
3-1 @ 1.03% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 17.09%
1-1 @ 11.39% (0.29 0.29)
0-0 @ 9.66% (0.95 0.95)
2-2 @ 3.36% (-0.182 -0.18)
Other @ 0.47%
Total : 24.88%
0-1 @ 15.45% (0.8 0.8)
0-2 @ 12.36% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-2 @ 9.12% (-0.232 -0.23)
0-3 @ 6.59% (-0.325 -0.33)
1-3 @ 4.86% (-0.382 -0.38)
0-4 @ 2.64% (-0.273 -0.27)
1-4 @ 1.94% (-0.262 -0.26)
2-3 @ 1.79% (-0.195 -0.2)
Other @ 3.26%
Total : 58.01%

How you voted: UCD vs Shelbourne

University College Dublin
50.0%
Draw
0.0%
Shelbourne
50.0%
10
Head to Head
May 23, 2022 7.45pm
Shelbourne
2-0
UCD
Boyd (45+1' pen.), Moylan (46')
Boyd (40'), (90+2')

(84'), (90+4')
Feb 28, 2022 7.45pm
UCD
0-0
Shelbourne

Verdon (36'), Keaney (47')

McManus (43'), O'Driscoll (47'), Ledwidge (47'), Ross Wilson (90+4'), Byrne (90+9')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Shelbourne167721711628
2Derry CityDerry167632415927
3Shamrock RoversShamrock166732617925
4Waterford UnitedWaterford156452016422
5Galway United1556487121
6Bohemians156271417-320
7St Patrick's AthleticSt Patrick's165471517-219
8Sligo RoversSligo154651415-118
9Drogheda UnitedDrogheda153661523-815
10DundalkDundalk15168823-159


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