Waterford vs Cobh Ramblers — FAI Cup 2019
Cobh Ramblers score first in only 8% of matches
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 5+ matches
Waterford49%
Cobh Ramblers29%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Waterford creates 32% more chances
Season form · 6 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over70
- Under30
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes69
- No31
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Waterford ↓
Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Waterford at home — creates 2.50, concedes 1.50 · 6 matches
Cobh Ramblers away — creates 1.60, concedes 1.60 · 5 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Waterford attack 2.50 + Cobh Ramblers defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 2.05
Cobh Ramblers attack 1.60 + Waterford defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.55
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 49%?"
Waterford at 49% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 49% does not mean "Waterford will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Insights
- Waterford score first in only 27% of matches
- Waterford have won 7 of the last 10 meetings
- 31% of Waterford’s goals come after the 75th minute
- Their last 10 meetings averaged 3.7 goals
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Waterford host Cobh Ramblers on Friday, 17 July 2026 at 18:45. The match is part of the FAI Cup 2019/2020 season.
Preview: Waterford host Cobh Ramblers
July 17, 2026: Waterford take on Cobh Ramblers in FAI Cup. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.
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