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Stalemate at Shelbourne's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Tolka Park, Regular Season - 24, as Shelbourne and Drogheda United drew 0-0 in the Premier Division. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Shelbourne 1.32 xG and Drogheda United 1.08 xG, a combined 2.41. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Shelbourne fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Drogheda United landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Shelbourne attack 0.95 / defence 0.93 against Drogheda United attack 1.00 / defence 1.03, drawn from 52/52 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Shelbourne 42% | Draw 27% | Drogheda United 31%, with Shelbourne to win its most likely call at 42%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 27%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 43%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 69% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 43% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Shelbourne 31%, Drogheda United 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Shelbourne's trading profile (72 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 47% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time, and duly kept one; they fail to score in 26% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Drogheda United's trading profile (72 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 33% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Shelbourne arrived the stronger side — 1.71 PPG against 1.07. The form guide was only half-right: the stronger side did not lose, but could not convert the edge into a win. Shelbourne (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.19 scoring average — below par going forward. Drogheda United (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.00 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.97 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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