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Ireland Premier Division · Friday, 21 August 2026

Sligo v Waterford Correct Score Prediction

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MODEL ESTIMATE

Score probability model

CSM-1.0
Published score1-28.8%
Expected goals1.34 – 1.51Sligo / Waterford

Most likely scorelines

#11-113.2%
#21-28.8%
#32-17.9%
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Score probability model
Home goals ↓ / Away goals →01234
07.3%7.2%6.6%3.3%1.2%
16.3%13.2%8.8%4.4%1.7%
25.2%7.9%5.9%3.0%1.1%
32.3%3.5%2.6%1.3%0.5%
40.8%1.2%0.9%0.4%0.2%

Market-fitted Poisson + Dixon–Coles · Estimated model probabilities are fitted to recorded 1X2 and goal-market prices. They are not yet empirically calibrated probabilities and do not guarantee an outcome.

PRICE COMPARISON

Model vs market price

CSVI-1.0
Model estimate8.8%
Model fair odds11.33
Recorded CS odds8.50
Bookmaker implied11.8%
Model-market gap-2.9 pp
Price gap vs model fair price-25.0%

This is a mathematical comparison between the uncalibrated CSM-1.0 estimate and the recorded price. It is not a calibrated expected-value claim, guarantee or betting recommendation.

Prediction record

Published20 Aug 2026 · 17:16 GMT+0100

✓ Original forecast preserved · Original prediction: 1-2

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Available market odds

Both teams to score — Yes1.55View odds
Both teams to score — No2.30View odds
Over 2.51.73View odds
Under 2.52.05View odds

Why this score?

Waterford have exposed Sligo's defensive weaknesses emphatically this season. Sligo should improve at home, but the visitors' sharper attacking transitions can decide another open contest.

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How to interpret this prediction

Correct score is a high-variance market. The projected score is a forecast, not a certainty. The companion markets below are derived consistently from the same projected scoreline.

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