1987-88 League of Ireland Premier Division Season

198 games

Final

Champion

Dundalk

46 points

Relegated

No relegation

Biggest Overachiever

Galway United (old)

7.49 points above expected

40 points · 32.51 expected points

Biggest Disappointment

Derry City

10.25 points below expected

31 points · 41.25 expected points

League Table

The final standings for the season. vsSim shows actual points minus the simulation's mean — positive means the team overachieved against the model, negative means they underperformed.

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD	SimPts	vsSim
1	Dundalk	33	19	8	6	46	54	32	+22	42.69	+3.31
2	St Patrick's Athletic	33	18	9	6	45	52	25	+27	38.63	+6.37
3	Bohemian	33	17	11	5	45	57	32	+25	37.74	+7.26
4	Shamrock Rovers	33	16	9	8	41	53	30	+23	43.34	-2.34
5	Galway United (old)	33	15	10	8	40	48	34	+14	32.51	+7.49
6	Waterford	33	10	14	9	34	40	31	+9	37.44	-3.44
7	Cork City	33	12	10	11	34	41	47	-6	27.45	+6.55
8	Derry City	33	13	5	15	31	59	44	+15	41.25	-10.25
9	Limerick	33	9	7	17	25	33	60	-27	23.68	+1.32
10	Shelbourne	33	8	8	17	24	31	44	-13	29.46	-5.46
11	Bray Wanderers	33	4	10	19	18	27	65	-38	22.52	-4.52
12	Sligo Rovers	33	4	5	24	13	30	81	-51	19.29	-6.29

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

Teams that most beat — or most fell short of — their simulated point projections. A positive vsSim means the team accumulated more points than the model expected on average; a negative one means fewer.

Biggest Overachievers

#	Team	Actual	Sim	vsSim
1	Galway United (old)	40	32.51	+7.49
2	Bohemian	45	37.74	+7.26
3	Cork City	34	27.45	+6.55
4	St Patrick's Athletic	45	38.63	+6.37
5	Dundalk	46	42.69	+3.31

Biggest Disappointments

#	Team	Actual	Sim	vsSim
1	Derry City	31	41.25	-10.25
2	Sligo Rovers	13	19.29	-6.29
3	Shelbourne	24	29.46	-5.46
4	Bray Wanderers	18	22.52	-4.52
5	Waterford	34	37.44	-3.44

Top Streaks

Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/D/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in. Unbeaten counts consecutive wins or ties; Winless counts consecutive losses or ties.

Most Unlikely Winning Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Dundalk	7	Oct 30 – Dec 13	1 in 133
2	St Patrick's Athletic	4	Dec 28 – Jan 15	1 in 39
3	Galway United (old)	4	Mar 20 – Apr 3	1 in 30
4	Bray Wanderers	2	Mar 17 – Mar 20	1 in 29
5	Bohemian	4	Dec 20 – Jan 3	1 in 24

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Derry City	4	Mar 17 – Apr 4	1 in 84
2	Sligo Rovers	6	Jan 17 – Feb 28	1 in 31
3	Galway United (old)	2	Nov 8 – Nov 15	1 in 27
4	Shelbourne	3	Oct 26 – Nov 8	1 in 24
5	Dundalk	2	Oct 25 – Oct 26	1 in 19

Most Unlikely Unbeaten Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Bohemian	10	Nov 8 – Jan 3	1 in 56
2	Galway United (old)	8	Feb 28 – Apr 3	1 in 41
3	Cork City	7	Jan 17 – Mar 13	1 in 38
4	St Patrick's Athletic	8	Dec 13 – Jan 24	1 in 15
5	Shelbourne	4	Mar 20 – Apr 4	1 in 14

Most Unlikely Winless Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Waterford	8	Mar 13 – Apr 15	1 in 130
2	Galway United (old)	9	Nov 1 – Dec 27	1 in 104
3	Dundalk	5	Feb 28 – Mar 20	1 in 39
4	Shamrock Rovers	5	Dec 11 – Jan 3	1 in 34
5	Shelbourne	6	Oct 11 – Nov 8	1 in 18

Position Race

Each team’s league position across the whole season. Colored teams are the season’s headline finishers — champion, promoted, and relegated; everyone else is gray as context.

Recent Form

Each team’s last 5 games, hottest first. Form shows the results (navy win, gray draw, red loss, newest on the right); the bars show Elo change over the window, points taken, points expected from the odds, and actual minus expected. Beside each team: current Elo and season points.

Team	Elo	Season Pts	Elo Δ (5)	Points (5)	Expected (5)	Actual − Exp
Dundalk	1009	46	+4	7	5.9	+1.1
Bohemian	1043	45	+15	8	7.0	+1.0
St Patrick's Athletic	1040	45	+34	8	6.4	+1.6
Shamrock Rovers	1011	41	-43	4	6.6	-2.6
Galway United (old)	959	40	+74	9	5.2	+3.8
Cork City	871	34	+22	4	4.2	-0.2
Waterford	900	34	-51	3	5.8	-2.8
Derry City	944	31	-25	4	5.1	-1.1
Limerick	796	25	-10	5	4.0	+1.0
Shelbourne	822	24	-1	5	4.3	+0.7
Bray Wanderers	708	18	+1	3	2.3	+0.7
Sligo Rovers	616	13	-41	1	2.7	-1.7

Head-to-Head

Each cell shows a team's record in that matchup (row vs column, formatted W-D-L) with the model's expected points on the line below. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than one point in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Team	BOH	BW	CC	DC	DUN	GU(	LIM	SR	SHE	SR	SPA	WAT
Bohemian	—	2-1-0 6.12	2-1-0 5.16	2-0-1 4.20	2-1-0 2.87	0-2-1 5.10	3-0-0 6.08	0-2-1 3.32	2-1-0 5.46	2-0-1 6.76	1-1-1 3.87	1-2-0 4.11
Bray Wanderers	0-1-2 2.10	—	0-1-2 3.68	0-1-2 1.75	0-0-3 1.79	0-0-3 2.67	0-2-1 3.97	0-0-3 1.85	0-1-2 3.27	2-1-0 4.64	1-1-1 1.84	1-2-0 1.92
Cork City	0-1-2 3.01	2-1-0 4.47	—	2-0-1 2.15	0-1-2 2.45	0-1-2 3.17	1-2-0 5.13	0-2-1 2.18	2-1-0 3.90	3-0-0 5.35	0-1-2 2.75	2-0-1 3.00
Derry City	1-0-2 3.95	2-1-0 6.48	1-0-2 6.05	—	1-0-2 3.24	1-1-1 5.35	2-1-0 6.48	1-0-2 3.38	1-1-1 6.01	3-0-0 6.59	0-0-3 4.69	0-1-2 4.75
Dundalk	0-1-2 5.30	3-0-0 6.44	2-1-0 5.73	2-0-1 4.92	—	1-0-2 5.27	3-0-0 6.53	2-1-0 3.64	3-0-0 5.70	1-2-0 6.71	0-2-1 4.40	2-1-0 4.91
Galway United (old)	1-2-0 3.07	3-0-0 5.50	2-1-0 5.00	1-1-1 2.82	2-0-1 2.90	—	1-0-2 5.48	1-1-1 2.39	1-1-1 4.96	2-0-1 5.99	1-2-0 3.60	0-2-1 2.90
Limerick	0-0-3 2.12	1-2-0 4.18	0-2-1 3.03	0-1-2 1.75	0-0-3 1.71	2-0-1 2.69	—	0-0-3 1.97	2-0-1 3.35	3-0-0 5.12	0-0-3 2.34	1-2-0 2.30
Shamrock Rovers	1-2-0 4.84	3-0-0 6.37	1-2-0 6.01	2-0-1 4.78	0-1-2 4.52	1-1-1 5.80	3-0-0 6.24	—	2-0-1 6.10	2-0-1 6.99	0-1-2 4.59	1-2-0 4.55
Shelbourne	0-1-2 2.73	2-1-0 4.88	0-1-2 4.25	1-1-1 2.18	0-0-3 2.49	1-1-1 3.20	1-0-2 4.81	1-0-2 2.09	—	0-2-1 5.53	2-0-1 3.04	0-1-2 2.79
Sligo Rovers	1-0-2 1.51	0-1-2 3.51	0-0-3 2.82	0-0-3 1.66	0-2-1 1.55	1-0-2 2.20	0-0-3 3.04	1-0-2 1.30	1-2-0 2.64	—	0-0-3 2.08	0-0-3 2.28
St Patrick's Athletic	1-1-1 4.28	1-1-1 6.38	2-1-0 5.42	3-0-0 3.48	1-2-0 3.75	0-2-1 4.56	3-0-0 5.85	2-1-0 3.56	1-0-2 5.14	3-0-0 6.14	—	1-1-1 4.02
Waterford	0-2-1 4.05	0-2-1 6.30	1-0-2 5.16	2-1-0 3.41	0-1-2 3.24	1-2-0 5.26	0-2-1 5.89	0-2-1 3.60	2-1-0 5.38	3-0-0 5.92	1-1-1 4.14	—

Points vs. Goals Scored, Allowed, and Differential

Points plotted against goals scored, allowed, and differential. Use the buttons to switch views; hover a team for exact values. The table gives each fit's R² and slope (the change in points per 10 goals).

Fit Metrics

	R²	Slope
Scored	0.72	+8.1
Allowed	0.84	-6.0
Differential	0.90	+3.9

Scoreline Distribution

Percentage of games ending with each combination of team-goals (rows) and opponent-goals (columns). The diagonal shows draws; cells below the diagonal are wins from the row team's perspective, cells above are losses. Marginal totals on the right and bottom show how often each goal count occurred regardless of opponent. Use the picker to switch between the league-wide view and any individual team.

View:

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	8.59%	8.84%	7.07%	4.29%	1.01%	0.76%	30.56%
1	8.84%	13.13%	4.55%	4.29%	1.01%	1.52%	33.33%
2	7.07%	4.55%	4.55%	2.27%	0.51%	0.51%	19.44%
3	4.29%	4.29%	2.27%	0.51%	—	—	11.36%
4	1.01%	1.01%	0.51%	—	—	—	2.53%
5+	0.76%	1.52%	0.51%	—	—	—	2.78%
Total	30.56%	33.33%	19.44%	11.36%	2.53%	2.78%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.33	1.33	+0.00
SD	1.32	1.32	1.98
CV	1.00	1.00	—
Max	7	7	+6
Min	0	0	-6

Games Played: 198

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	6.06%	—	—	—	—	15.15%
1	15.15%	15.15%	—	—	3.03%	—	33.33%
2	12.12%	—	9.09%	6.06%	—	—	27.27%
3	3.03%	6.06%	6.06%	—	—	—	15.15%
4	3.03%	—	3.03%	—	—	—	6.06%
5+	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	42.42%	30.30%	18.18%	6.06%	3.03%	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.73	0.97	+0.76
SD	1.26	1.07	1.48
CV	0.73	1.11	—
Max	5	4	+4
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	12.12%	9.09%	6.06%	3.03%	3.03%	3.03%	36.36%
1	6.06%	15.15%	9.09%	15.15%	—	6.06%	51.52%
2	—	3.03%	—	3.03%	—	—	6.06%
3	3.03%	—	—	3.03%	—	—	6.06%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	21.21%	27.27%	15.15%	24.24%	3.03%	9.09%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	0.82	1.97	-1.15
SD	0.81	1.76	1.91
CV	0.99	0.89	—
Max	3	7	+3
Min	0	0	-6

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	6.06%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	24.24%
1	9.09%	15.15%	3.03%	9.09%	—	3.03%	39.39%
2	3.03%	12.12%	6.06%	—	—	3.03%	24.24%
3	6.06%	6.06%	—	—	—	—	12.12%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	27.27%	39.39%	15.15%	12.12%	—	6.06%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.24	1.42	-0.18
SD	0.97	1.54	1.84
CV	0.78	1.08	—
Max	3	7	+3
Min	0	0	-5

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	15.15%	3.03%	9.09%	—	—	36.36%
1	6.06%	3.03%	6.06%	9.09%	—	—	24.24%
2	—	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	6.06%
3	9.09%	3.03%	6.06%	—	—	—	18.18%
4	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
5+	6.06%	—	6.06%	—	—	—	12.12%
Total	33.33%	21.21%	24.24%	21.21%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.79	1.33	+0.45
SD	2.09	1.16	2.54
CV	1.17	0.87	—
Max	7	3	+6
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	6.06%	3.03%	9.09%	3.03%	—	—	21.21%
1	15.15%	12.12%	—	—	—	—	27.27%
2	12.12%	6.06%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	27.27%
3	3.03%	6.06%	9.09%	—	—	—	18.18%
4	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
5+	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	39.39%	30.30%	24.24%	6.06%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.64	0.97	+0.67
SD	1.27	0.95	1.61
CV	0.78	0.98	—
Max	5	3	+4
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	9.09%	6.06%	6.06%	—	—	30.30%
1	12.12%	15.15%	3.03%	—	—	—	30.30%
2	6.06%	3.03%	6.06%	—	—	—	15.15%
3	—	15.15%	3.03%	—	—	—	18.18%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	6.06%	—	—	—	—	6.06%
Total	27.27%	48.48%	18.18%	6.06%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.45	1.03	+0.42
SD	1.42	0.85	1.68
CV	0.97	0.82	—
Max	5	3	+4
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	12.12%	3.03%	9.09%	12.12%	6.06%	3.03%	45.45%
1	3.03%	6.06%	3.03%	—	9.09%	3.03%	24.24%
2	9.09%	6.06%	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	21.21%
3	6.06%	—	—	—	—	—	6.06%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	33.33%	15.15%	15.15%	15.15%	15.15%	6.06%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.00	1.82	-0.82
SD	1.20	1.69	2.42
CV	1.20	0.93	—
Max	5	5	+5
Min	0	0	-5

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	9.09%	9.09%	—	—	—	27.27%
1	6.06%	15.15%	—	3.03%	—	—	24.24%
2	15.15%	9.09%	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	30.30%
3	—	6.06%	—	—	—	—	6.06%
4	3.03%	6.06%	—	—	—	—	9.09%
5+	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	33.33%	48.48%	12.12%	6.06%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.61	0.91	+0.70
SD	1.56	0.84	1.83
CV	0.97	0.93	—
Max	7	3	+6
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	3.03%	15.15%	12.12%	—	—	3.03%	33.33%
1	9.09%	18.18%	15.15%	6.06%	—	—	48.48%
2	6.06%	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	—	12.12%
3	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
4	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	21.21%	39.39%	30.30%	6.06%	—	3.03%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	0.94	1.33	-0.39
SD	0.93	1.08	1.62
CV	0.99	0.81	—
Max	4	5	+3
Min	0	0	-5

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	3.03%	9.09%	12.12%	12.12%	3.03%	—	39.39%
1	6.06%	6.06%	9.09%	9.09%	—	6.06%	36.36%
2	3.03%	—	3.03%	3.03%	6.06%	3.03%	18.18%
3	—	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	6.06%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	12.12%	15.15%	27.27%	27.27%	9.09%	9.09%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	0.91	2.45	-1.55
SD	0.91	1.72	1.77
CV	1.01	0.70	—
Max	3	7	+2
Min	0	0	-6

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	6.06%	9.09%	9.09%	—	—	—	24.24%
1	15.15%	12.12%	—	—	—	—	27.27%
2	9.09%	3.03%	9.09%	—	—	—	21.21%
3	15.15%	6.06%	—	—	—	—	21.21%
4	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	—	6.06%
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	45.45%	33.33%	21.21%	—	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.58	0.76	+0.82
SD	1.25	0.79	1.55
CV	0.79	1.05	—
Max	4	2	+3
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	15.15%	12.12%	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	33.33%
1	3.03%	24.24%	6.06%	—	—	—	33.33%
2	9.09%	9.09%	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	24.24%
3	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	—	—	6.06%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	30.30%	51.52%	12.12%	6.06%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.21	0.94	+0.27
SD	1.39	0.83	1.61
CV	1.14	0.88	—
Max	7	3	+6
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

Season Summary

Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual points minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).

Team	Elo	Points	Avg	Luck	Percentile	Min	5th	Q1	Median	Q3	95th	Max
Bohemian	1043	45	37.74	+7.26	95.0%	27	29	35	38	41	44	49
St Patrick's Athletic	1040	45	38.63	+6.37	95.0%	24	29	36	39	42	45	48
Shamrock Rovers	1011	41	43.34	-2.34	33.0%	33	35	40	43	46	50	54
Dundalk	1009	46	42.69	+3.31	79.0%	32	36	39	42	46	49	55
Galway United (old)	959	40	32.51	+7.49	96.0%	22	26	29	32	35	40	51
Derry City	944	31	41.25	-10.25	2.0%	29	34	39	42	44	48	54
Waterford	900	34	37.44	-3.44	21.0%	25	29	35	37	40	44	48
Cork City	871	34	27.45	+6.55	93.0%	19	21	25	27	30	35	38
Shelbourne	822	24	29.46	-5.46	13.0%	19	21	27	29	33	36	41
Limerick	796	25	23.68	+1.32	68.0%	15	17	20	24	27	32	36
Bray Wanderers	708	18	22.52	-4.52	19.0%	14	14	19	23	25	29	33
Sligo Rovers	616	13	19.29	-6.29	10.0%	8	12	17	19	22	27	33

Point Totals in Context

How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated points, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed).

Home-Field Advantage Edge

The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we sum expected points at home and compare to actual home points, and the same on the road. The bar shows (home points above expected) minus (away points above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real fortress effect. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season - Elo rating, actual and projected points, title/promotion probability, and relegation probability - day by day.

Edges & Scoring

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Home Edge: Share of matches won by the home team minus the share won by the away team.
No Edge: under 8.5% * Slight Edge: 8.5% to 12.5% * Clear Edge: 12.5% to 19% * Strong Edge: 19% and up.
Elo Value: Number of Elo rating points one goal is worth. A team this many Elo points better than another is expected to win by one goal on a neutral field.
Scoring Tilt: Average home goals minus average away goals per match. The gold line is the home goals edge implied by the scoring value of an Elo point and the home-field Elo bonus.
Road-Tilted: under -0.2 * Neutral: -0.2 to 0.5 * Home-Tilted: 0.5 to 1.2 * Strong Home: 1.2 and up.

Home Edge

HomeDrawAway

+8.59%

Slight Edge

40.91%26.77%32.32%

Elo Value

Home Edge: 29.90 Elo pts.

193 Elo

0.005 goals per Elo point

0500

Scoring Tilt

Expected

+0.25 goals

Neutral

-2+0.16+2

Title Race

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Title-Race Openness: Effective number of teams with a live shot at finishing 1st, from the simulation. 1 means the favorite is a near-lock; larger means a wide-open race. Equal to 1 divided by the sum of squared title odds.
One-Team Race: under 2 * Top-Heavy: 2 to 3 * Open: 3 to 4 * Wide Open: 4 and up.
Champion Preseason Odds: Preseason probability that the eventual champion would finish 1st, from the simulation. The dot marks their rank across all teams, from longshot to favorite.
Preseason Favorite: 1st * Among the Favorites: 2nd * Middle of the Pack: 3rd to 6th * Longshot: 7th or lower.
Title Margin: Points-per-game gap between the champion and the runner-up. Shown per game so it reads the same across long and short seasons. The gold line is the winning margin the model expected, so a dot to the right means a more one-sided race than projected. A title won on goal difference shows 0.00.
Photo Finish: under 0.06 * Tight Race: 0.06 to 0.13 * Comfortable: 0.13 to 0.22 * Runaway: 0.22 and up.

Title-Race Openness

4.0

Open

123410

Champion Preseason Odds

28%

Dundalk, 2nd of 12

LongshotFavorite

Title Margin

Expected

0.03/gm

Photo Finish

00.100.5/gm

Simulation-Based Surprises

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Luck Spread: Standard deviation of the gap between each team's actual points and their simulated average points. The gold line is the spread the model expected from chance alone.
As Expected: under 3.59 * Some Luck: 3.59 to 5.39 * Lucky: 5.39 to 7.18 * Wild Swing: 7.18 and up.
Average Finish Error: Average gap between where each team was projected to finish and where they actually finished in the table.
Pinpoint: under 1.04 * Close: 1.04 to 1.57 * Off: 1.57 to 2.09 * Way Off: 2.09 and up.
Biggest Overachiever: The team that finished highest inside its own range of simulated outcomes. The gold line is where the top team in a league of 12 typically lands.
Biggest Underachiever: The team that finished lowest inside its own range of simulated outcomes. The gold line is where the bottom team in a league of 12 typically lands.
Season Outliers: Number of teams that finished above the 95th or below the 5th percentile of their own simulated range. Even a well-calibrated model expects about 10% of teams in the extremes.
Minimal Outliers: under 12 * As Expected: 12 to 19.2 * Several Outliers: 19.2 to 26.4 * Many Outliers: 26.4 and up.

Luck Spread

Expected

5.90 points

Lucky

04.4911

Average Finish Error

Expected

1.67

Off

01.303

Biggest Overachiever

Expected 95.83%

96.00%

Galway United (old)

50100

Biggest Underachiever

Expected 4.17%

2.00%

Derry City

050

Season Outliers

Expected

2 of 12

Minimal Outliers

01.26

Parity

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Gini Index: How evenly points were spread across the league. Lower means a tight, balanced table; higher means a few teams ran off with most of the points.
Balanced: under 0.16 * Even: 0.16 to 0.19 * Top-Heavy: 0.19 to 0.2 * Lopsided: 0.2 and up.
Noll-Scully: Take a league where every match is a coin flip and nobody is better than anybody. You would still get a table, with a leader and a bottom club, purely by luck, and you can work out how far apart that table would be. This is the real table measured against it. At 1.00 the season was no more spread out than pure chance; at 2.00 it was twice as spread out, which takes genuine differences in quality. Dividing by the luck figure is what makes seasons of different lengths comparable, because a short season spreads a table by luck alone far more than a long one does. Elo SD in the corner is the same question in rating points: how far apart the teams finished on the ratings.
Coin-Flip Parity: under 1.7 * Moderate Separation: 1.7 to 1.95 * Strong Separation: 1.95 to 2.2 * Wide Separation: 2.2 and up.
Interquartile Edge: Chance the team at the 75th percentile of Elo would beat the team at the 25th percentile on a neutral field. Higher means a bigger gap between the upper and lower half of the table.
Even: under 68% * Slight Edge: 68% to 72.5% * Clear Edge: 72.5% to 76.5% * Wide Edge: 76.5% and up.
Best vs. Worst: Chance the top-rated team would beat the bottom-rated team on a neutral field. The gold line is how large that gap tends to be in a league of this size; a dot to the right flags an unusually dominant or unusually weak team.
Even: under 87.5% * Clear Edge: 87.5% to 91.5% * Strong Edge: 91.5% to 95% * Dominant: 95% and up.
Close Games: Share of matches decided by 1 goal or fewer, draws included. The gold line is how many close games the matchups and the scoring value of an Elo point predict.
Few: under 50.5% * Some Drama: 50.5% to 59% * Frequent: 59% to 65% * Very Frequent: 65% and up.
Blowouts: Share of matches decided by 3 goals or more. The gold line is how many routs the matchups and the scoring model predict.
Rare: under 14.5% * Occasional: 14.5% to 19% * Frequent: 19% to 25% * Very Frequent: 25% and up.

Gini Index

0.18

Even

00.160.5

Noll-Scully

Elo SD: 136.29

2.25

Wide Separation

11.71.952.22.75

Interquartile Edge

75%

Clear Edge

50%68%76.5%100%

Best vs. Worst

Baseline 94%

92%

Strong Edge

50%100%

Close Games

Expected

58%

Some Drama

0%55%100%

Blowouts

Expected

18%

Occasional

0%21%100%

Predictability

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Brier Score: How close the pregame probabilities landed to the actual result, averaged over the season. Confident, correct calls are rewarded most; confident misses are punished most. Lower is better; since draws are possible, a score under 0.66 beats guessing the base rate.
Highly Predictable: under 0.56 * Predictable: 0.56 to 0.62 * Hard to Predict: 0.62 to 0.66 * Coin-Flip: 0.66 and up.
Matchup Imbalance: How lopsided the matchups were on paper, averaging the gap between the two win probabilities over their sum. 0 means every match was a toss-up; 1 means every match was a heavy favorite against a big underdog.
Very Even: under 0.37 * Slight Separation: 0.37 to 0.41 * Notable Separation: 0.41 to 0.47 * Lopsided: 0.47 and up.
Strangeness: How wild the final table was versus what the model expected. A value of 1 means teams landed about one standard deviation from their projections on average. Above 1 is a stranger season; below 1 hugged the projections.
Very Predictable: under 0.8 * As Expected: 0.8 to 1.1 * Wilder Than Modeled: 1.1 to 1.4 * Chaotic: 1.4 and up.
Repeatability: How closely the final table order matched the preseason Elo order, by Spearman rank correlation. Higher means last season's ratings strongly predicted this season's finish. Shows N/A for an inaugural season.
Weak Carryover: under 0.36 * Some Carryover: 0.36 to 0.56 * Strong Carryover: 0.56 to 0.69 * Near-Lock: 0.69 and up.
Upset Rate: Share of matches the underdog won. The gold line is how often the model expected underdogs to win; a dot to the right means upsets ran hotter than expected.
Chalky: under 20.5% * As Expected: 20.5% to 23% * Upset-Prone: 23% to 26.5% * Very Upset-Prone: 26.5% and up.
Clear Favorite Upset Rate: Share of matches the underdog won, counting only games with a clear favorite (at least 60% likely to win once a draw is set aside). The gold line is how often the model expected these favorites to slip.
Solid Favorites: under 17% * As Expected: 17% to 20% * Shaky Favorites: 20% to 23% * Very Shaky: 23% and up.

Brier Score

Expected

0.61

Predictable

00.592

Matchup Imbalance

0.44

Notable Separation

00.370.5

Strangeness

Expected

1.77

Chaotic

01.002

Repeatability

0.60

Strong Carryover

00.360.560.691

Upset Rate

Expected

24%

Upset-Prone

0%20%50%

Clear Favorite Upset Rate

Expected

22%

Shaky Favorites

0%18%50%

Calibration

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Probability calibration: An all-in-one chi-square test of the model's probabilities. Matches are grouped by how confident the model was, and within each group the predicted and actual counts of home wins, draws, and away wins are compared. The p-value is plotted; above 0.05 means well-calibrated.
Miscalibrated: under 0.05 * Borderline: 0.05 to 0.1 * Well Calibrated: 0.1 to 0.5 * Excellent: 0.5 and up.
Calibration slope: Checks whether the spread of the probabilities is right. Each probability is turned into log-odds and a line is fit predicting the actual results. A slope of 1.00 is perfect; below 1 is overconfidence (favorites lost more than their odds implied); above 1 is under-confidence.
Overconfident: under 0.85 * Calibrated: 0.85 to 1.15 * Underconfident: 1.15 to 1.3 * Very Underconfident: 1.3 and up.
Calibration error (ECE): The average gap between the model's stated chances and how often the predicted result actually happened. Smaller is better. The gold line is the noise ceiling, the error luck alone can produce even with perfect probabilities; below it, the model's error is no larger than chance.
Well Within Noise: under 0.12 * Near Noise Ceiling: 0.12 to 0.18 * Above Noise: 0.18 to 0.24 * Well Above Noise: 0.24 and up.

Probability calibration

0.30

Well Calibrated

0.010.050.10.51

Calibration slope

Ideal

0.80

Overconfident

0.51.001.5

Calibration error (ECE)

Noise ceiling

0.078

Well Within Noise

00.1220.3

Final Table Odds

Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Rows are sorted by actual finish (champion at top, bottom of the table at the bottom).

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Dundalk	28.00%	26.00%	8.00%	16.00%	13.00%	7.00%	2.00%	—	—	—	—	—
St Patrick's Athletic	11.00%	15.00%	22.00%	11.00%	16.00%	7.00%	8.00%	8.00%	—	1.00%	1.00%	—
Bohemian	8.00%	3.00%	17.00%	21.00%	20.00%	14.00%	11.00%	5.00%	—	1.00%	—	—
Shamrock Rovers	37.00%	21.00%	18.00%	14.00%	5.00%	5.00%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Galway United (old)	2.00%	1.00%	2.00%	8.00%	7.00%	14.00%	25.00%	25.00%	13.00%	3.00%	—	—
Waterford	1.00%	9.00%	8.00%	17.00%	24.00%	26.00%	10.00%	2.00%	—	3.00%	—	—
Cork City	—	—	—	—	—	8.00%	12.00%	18.00%	35.00%	11.00%	13.00%	3.00%
Derry City	13.00%	25.00%	24.00%	12.00%	12.00%	10.00%	2.00%	2.00%	—	—	—	—
Limerick	—	—	—	—	1.00%	—	6.00%	6.00%	15.00%	27.00%	31.00%	14.00%
Shelbourne	—	—	1.00%	1.00%	2.00%	7.00%	23.00%	32.00%	15.00%	10.00%	9.00%	—
Bray Wanderers	—	—	—	—	—	1.00%	1.00%	2.00%	20.00%	26.00%	23.00%	27.00%
Sligo Rovers	—	—	—	—	—	1.00%	—	—	2.00%	18.00%	23.00%	56.00%

Points Required Per Position

The empirical CDF of simulated point totals per finishing position. Each curve shows, for one position (1st, 2nd, ..., last), the spread of point totals teams accumulated across simulations. Reading the curve at the 50% mark gives the median points typically needed to finish at that position. Steep curves mean the position is tightly clustered around a particular point range; shallow curves mean the position came with a wide variety of point totals.

Next-Season Status

Across 100,000 regular-season simulations, the probability of each team's next-season status. Columns appear in best-to-worst outcome order: promotion-positive on the left, relegation-positive on the right. Cells with darker shading indicate higher likelihood.

Team	Same level	Direct relegation
Bohemian	100%	—
Derry City	100%	—
Dundalk	100%	—
Galway United (old)	100%	—
Shamrock Rovers	100%	—
Waterford	100%	—
St Patrick's Athletic	99.00%	1.00%
Shelbourne	91.00%	9.00%
Cork City	84.00%	16.00%
Limerick	55.00%	45.00%
Bray Wanderers	50.00%	50.00%
Sligo Rovers	21.00%	79.00%

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Overall Game Log

Summary of every completed game this season. Sort any column by clicking its header.

Date	Opponent	Score	Excitement	Pre Elo	Opp Elo	Win %	Tie %	Loss %	Proj. Margin	Elo Δ	Points
1987-09-11	Galway United (old)	D 0-0	47.6	903	877	45.72%	28.25%	26.03%	+0.29	-1.3	1
1987-09-11	@ Bohemian	D 0-0	47.6	877	903	26.03%	28.25%	45.72%	-0.29	+1.3	1
1987-09-13	Dundalk	L 0-2	34.5	806	983	20.12%	27.49%	52.39%	-0.77	-13.4	0
1987-09-13	@ Cork City	W 2-0	34.5	983	806	52.39%	27.49%	20.12%	+0.77	+13.4	2
1987-09-13	Bray Wanderers	D 0-0	48.5	1073	833	65.37%	25.42%	9.22%	+1.40	-4.3	1
1987-09-13	@ Derry City	D 0-0	48.5	833	1073	9.22%	25.42%	65.37%	-1.40	+4.3	1
1987-09-13	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-4	35.9	791	1018	15.93%	26.81%	57.26%	-1.02	-13.5	0
1987-09-13	@ Limerick	W 4-1	35.9	1018	791	57.26%	26.81%	15.93%	+1.02	+13.5	2
1987-09-13	St Patrick's Athletic	W 1-0	40.5	870	870	42.37%	28.35%	29.28%	+0.15	+9.6	2
1987-09-13	@ Shelbourne	L 0-1	40.5	870	870	29.28%	28.35%	42.37%	-0.15	-9.6	0
1987-09-13	Waterford	L 1-7	36.7	791	904	27.19%	28.11%	44.70%	-0.43	-39.1	0
1987-09-13	@ Sligo Rovers	W 7-1	36.7	904	791	44.70%	28.11%	27.19%	+0.43	+39.1	2
1987-09-20	Cork City	L 1-3	48.5	838	792	48.08%	28.14%	23.79%	+0.39	-22.9	1
1987-09-20	@ Bray Wanderers	W 3-1	48.5	792	838	23.79%	28.14%	48.08%	-0.39	+22.9	2
1987-09-20	Limerick	W 2-1	39.3	997	778	64.01%	25.81%	10.18%	+1.29	+3.7	4
1987-09-20	@ Dundalk	L 1-2	39.3	778	997	10.18%	25.81%	64.01%	-1.29	-3.7	0
1987-09-20	Sligo Rovers	W 5-1	34.4	878	752	56.55%	27.33%	16.12%	+0.81	+17.8	3
1987-09-20	@ Galway United (old)	L 1-5	34.4	752	878	16.12%	27.33%	56.55%	-0.81	-17.8	0
1987-09-20	Bohemian	D 2-2	57.6	860	902	36.75%	28.39%	34.86%	-0.06	-0.1	1
1987-09-20	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 2-2	57.6	902	860	34.86%	28.39%	36.75%	+0.06	+0.1	2
1987-09-20	Derry City	W 3-1	48.0	943	1068	25.63%	28.01%	46.36%	-0.50	+22.1	4
1987-09-20	@ Waterford	L 1-3	48.0	1068	943	46.36%	28.01%	25.63%	+0.50	-22.1	1
1987-09-22	Shelbourne	L 0-1	48.9	1031	879	58.81%	26.98%	14.22%	+0.94	-16.8	2
1987-09-22	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 1-0	48.9	879	1031	14.22%	26.98%	58.81%	-0.94	+16.8	4
1987-09-27	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-4	39.6	902	1014	27.20%	28.11%	44.69%	-0.43	-20.9	2
1987-09-27	@ Bohemian	W 4-1	39.6	1014	902	44.69%	28.11%	27.20%	+0.43	+20.9	4
1987-09-27	Cork City	W 7-2	32.0	1046	815	64.83%	25.58%	9.59%	+1.35	+11.3	3
1987-09-27	@ Derry City	L 2-7	32.0	815	1046	9.59%	25.58%	64.83%	-1.35	-11.3	2
1987-09-27	Bray Wanderers	D 0-0	47.6	774	815	36.77%	28.39%	34.84%	-0.06	-0.1	1
1987-09-27	@ Limerick	D 0-0	47.6	815	774	34.84%	28.39%	36.77%	+0.06	+0.1	2
1987-09-27	Dundalk	L 0-2	37.1	896	1001	28.20%	28.17%	43.63%	-0.39	-17.5	4
1987-09-27	@ Shelbourne	W 2-0	37.1	1001	896	43.63%	28.17%	28.20%	+0.39	+17.5	6
1987-09-27	St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-3	41.8	734	860	25.58%	28.01%	46.41%	-0.50	-14.1	0
1987-09-27	@ Sligo Rovers	W 3-1	41.8	860	734	46.41%	28.01%	25.58%	+0.50	+14.1	3
1987-09-27	Galway United (old)	D 1-1	52.2	965	896	50.73%	27.96%	21.31%	+0.51	-1.9	5
1987-09-27	@ Waterford	D 1-1	52.2	896	965	21.31%	27.96%	50.73%	-0.51	+1.9	4
1987-10-04	Shelbourne	L 0-1	41.7	815	879	33.57%	28.35%	38.08%	-0.18	-10.6	2
1987-10-04	@ Bray Wanderers	W 1-0	41.7	879	815	38.08%	28.35%	33.57%	+0.18	+10.6	6
1987-10-04	Limerick	W 1-0	39.3	804	774	46.20%	28.23%	25.57%	+0.31	+8.6	4
1987-10-04	@ Cork City	L 0-1	39.3	774	804	25.57%	28.23%	46.20%	-0.31	-8.6	1
1987-10-04	Bohemian	D 0-0	47.9	1018	881	57.56%	27.18%	15.26%	+0.87	-3.1	7
1987-10-04	@ Dundalk	D 0-0	47.9	881	1018	15.26%	27.18%	57.56%	-0.87	+3.1	3
1987-10-04	Derry City	W 3-1	49.1	898	1058	21.90%	27.69%	50.41%	-0.67	+23.8	6
1987-10-04	@ Galway United (old)	L 1-3	49.1	1058	898	50.41%	27.69%	21.90%	+0.67	-23.8	3
1987-10-04	Sligo Rovers	W 2-1	37.6	1035	720	69.90%	23.73%	6.36%	+1.79	+2.3	6
1987-10-04	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 1-2	37.6	720	1035	6.36%	23.73%	69.90%	-1.79	-2.3	0
1987-10-04	Waterford	D 1-1	52.2	874	963	30.23%	28.26%	41.52%	-0.30	+0.7	4
1987-10-04	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	52.2	963	874	41.52%	28.26%	30.23%	+0.30	-0.7	6
1987-10-09	Bray Wanderers	D 1-1	52.3	884	804	51.88%	27.86%	20.26%	+0.57	-2.0	4
1987-10-09	@ Bohemian	D 1-1	52.3	804	884	20.26%	27.86%	51.88%	-0.57	+2.0	3
1987-10-11	Limerick	W 5-0	27.7	1034	765	67.23%	24.79%	7.98%	+1.55	+13.6	5
1987-10-11	@ Derry City	L 0-5	27.7	765	1034	7.98%	24.79%	67.23%	-1.55	-13.6	1
1987-10-11	St Patrick's Athletic	W 1-0	38.7	922	875	48.18%	28.13%	23.69%	+0.40	+8.2	8
1987-10-11	@ Galway United (old)	L 0-1	38.7	875	922	23.69%	28.13%	48.18%	-0.40	-8.1	4
1987-10-11	Cork City	L 1-2	52.4	889	812	51.61%	27.89%	20.51%	+0.55	-14.0	6
1987-10-11	@ Shelbourne	W 2-1	52.4	812	889	20.51%	27.89%	51.61%	-0.55	+14.1	6
1987-10-11	Dundalk	D 2-2	58.5	718	1015	11.28%	25.53%	63.19%	-1.39	+2.6	1
1987-10-11	@ Sligo Rovers	D 2-2	58.5	1015	718	63.19%	25.53%	11.28%	+1.39	-2.6	8
1987-10-11	Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	47.6	962	1037	31.98%	28.31%	39.70%	-0.24	+0.5	7
1987-10-11	@ Waterford	D 0-0	47.6	1037	962	39.70%	28.31%	31.98%	+0.24	-0.5	7
1987-10-18	Sligo Rovers	D 3-3	61.6	806	720	52.60%	27.80%	19.61%	+0.60	-1.3	4
1987-10-18	@ Bray Wanderers	D 3-3	61.6	720	806	19.61%	27.80%	52.60%	-0.60	+1.3	2
1987-10-18	Bohemian	D 2-2	57.6	826	882	34.72%	28.37%	36.91%	-0.13	+0.1	7
1987-10-18	@ Cork City	D 2-2	57.6	882	826	36.91%	28.37%	34.72%	+0.13	-0.1	5
1987-10-18	Waterford	W 1-0	38.6	1012	963	48.56%	28.11%	23.33%	+0.41	+8.1	10
1987-10-18	@ Dundalk	L 0-1	38.6	963	1012	23.33%	28.11%	48.56%	-0.41	-8.1	7
1987-10-18	Shelbourne	W 2-0	42.4	752	875	25.88%	28.03%	46.09%	-0.49	+25.4	3
1987-10-18	@ Limerick	L 0-2	42.4	875	752	46.09%	28.03%	25.88%	+0.49	-25.4	6
1987-10-18	Galway United (old)	W 1-0	36.8	1037	930	54.73%	27.57%	17.70%	+0.71	+6.4	9
1987-10-18	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	36.8	930	1037	17.70%	27.57%	54.73%	-0.71	-6.4	8
1987-10-18	Derry City	W 3-0	42.2	867	1047	19.86%	27.45%	52.69%	-0.78	+41.5	6
1987-10-18	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-3	42.2	1047	867	52.69%	27.45%	19.86%	+0.78	-41.5	5
1987-10-23	Limerick	W 3-0	31.8	882	777	54.50%	27.60%	17.91%	+0.70	+17.8	7
1987-10-23	@ Bohemian	L 0-3	31.8	777	882	17.91%	27.60%	54.50%	-0.70	-17.8	3
1987-10-25	Shelbourne	D 0-0	48.0	1006	850	59.19%	26.91%	13.90%	+0.97	-3.4	6
1987-10-25	@ Derry City	D 0-0	48.0	850	1006	13.90%	26.91%	59.19%	-0.97	+3.4	7
1987-10-25	Dundalk	W 1-0	44.4	923	1020	29.11%	28.21%	42.69%	-0.35	+12.7	10
1987-10-25	@ Galway United (old)	L 0-1	44.4	1020	923	42.69%	28.21%	29.11%	+0.35	-12.7	10
1987-10-25	Cork City	L 0-2	37.1	722	827	28.14%	28.16%	43.70%	-0.39	-17.5	2
1987-10-25	@ Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	37.1	827	722	43.70%	28.16%	28.14%	+0.39	+17.5	9
1987-10-25	Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	52.3	908	1043	24.58%	27.94%	47.49%	-0.55	+1.4	7
1987-10-25	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	52.3	1043	908	47.49%	27.94%	24.58%	+0.55	-1.4	10
1987-10-25	Bray Wanderers	D 1-1	52.5	955	805	58.62%	27.01%	14.38%	+0.93	-2.9	8
1987-10-25	@ Waterford	D 1-1	52.5	805	955	14.38%	27.01%	58.62%	-0.93	+2.9	5
1987-10-26	Galway United (old)	L 1-3	41.7	808	936	25.40%	28.00%	46.60%	-0.51	-14.0	5
1987-10-26	@ Bray Wanderers	W 3-1	41.7	936	808	46.60%	28.00%	25.40%	+0.51	+14.0	12
1987-10-26	Waterford	L 1-2	45.3	844	952	27.80%	28.15%	44.06%	-0.40	-8.7	9
1987-10-26	@ Cork City	W 2-1	45.3	952	844	44.06%	28.15%	27.80%	+0.40	+8.7	10
1987-10-26	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	44.6	1008	910	53.82%	27.67%	18.51%	+0.66	-29.2	10
1987-10-26	@ Dundalk	W 2-0	44.6	910	1008	18.51%	27.67%	53.82%	-0.66	+29.2	9
1987-10-26	Sligo Rovers	W 1-0	38.4	759	704	49.18%	28.07%	22.75%	+0.44	+7.9	5
1987-10-26	@ Limerick	L 0-1	38.4	704	759	22.75%	28.07%	49.18%	-0.44	-7.9	2
1987-10-26	Derry City	W 2-1	44.4	1042	1003	47.33%	28.18%	24.49%	+0.36	+7.9	12
1987-10-26	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 1-2	44.4	1003	1042	24.49%	28.18%	47.33%	-0.36	-7.9	6
1987-10-26	Bohemian	L 1-3	45.0	853	900	36.00%	28.39%	35.62%	-0.09	-18.2	7
1987-10-26	@ Shelbourne	W 3-1	45.0	900	853	35.62%	28.39%	36.00%	+0.09	+18.2	9
1987-10-30	Dundalk	L 0-1	46.9	1050	979	51.00%	27.94%	21.06%	+0.52	-14.7	12
1987-10-30	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 1-0	46.9	979	1050	21.06%	27.94%	51.00%	-0.52	+14.8	12
1987-11-01	Bohemian	W 3-2	47.9	995	918	51.62%	27.88%	20.49%	+0.55	+6.5	8
1987-11-01	@ Derry City	L 2-3	47.9	918	995	20.49%	27.88%	51.62%	-0.55	-6.5	9
1987-11-01	Cork City	D 1-1	52.4	950	835	55.44%	27.48%	17.08%	+0.75	-2.5	13
1987-11-01	@ Galway United (old)	D 1-1	52.4	835	950	17.08%	27.48%	55.44%	-0.75	+2.5	10
1987-11-01	Shelbourne	W 1-0	45.9	696	835	24.15%	27.90%	47.94%	-0.56	+13.9	4
1987-11-01	@ Sligo Rovers	L 0-1	45.9	835	696	47.94%	27.90%	24.15%	+0.56	-13.9	7
1987-11-01	Bray Wanderers	L 0-1	48.7	939	794	58.22%	27.08%	14.71%	+0.91	-16.7	9
1987-11-01	@ St Patrick's Athletic	W 1-0	48.7	794	939	14.71%	27.08%	58.22%	-0.91	+16.7	7
1987-11-01	Limerick	D 1-1	52.7	960	767	62.14%	26.29%	11.57%	+1.16	-3.4	11
1987-11-01	@ Waterford	D 1-1	52.7	767	960	11.57%	26.29%	62.14%	-1.16	+3.4	6
1987-11-08	Sligo Rovers	W 4-2	40.6	911	710	62.71%	26.15%	11.13%	+1.20	+6.2	11
1987-11-08	@ Bohemian	L 2-4	40.6	710	911	11.13%	26.15%	62.71%	-1.20	-6.2	4
1987-11-08	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-3	38.6	811	1035	16.10%	26.84%	57.06%	-1.01	-9.6	7
1987-11-08	@ Bray Wanderers	W 3-1	38.6	1035	811	57.06%	26.84%	16.10%	+1.01	+9.6	14
1987-11-08	St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	47.6	838	922	30.76%	28.27%	40.97%	-0.28	+0.7	11
1987-11-08	@ Cork City	D 0-0	47.6	922	838	40.97%	28.27%	30.76%	+0.28	-0.7	10
1987-11-08	Derry City	W 2-0	37.8	993	1001	41.33%	28.37%	30.30%	+0.11	+18.5	14
1987-11-08	@ Dundalk	L 0-2	37.8	1001	993	30.30%	28.37%	41.33%	-0.11	-18.5	8
1987-11-08	Galway United (old)	W 3-0	42.1	770	947	20.21%	27.50%	52.29%	-0.76	+41.2	8
1987-11-08	@ Limerick	L 0-3	42.1	947	770	52.29%	27.50%	20.21%	+0.76	-41.2	13
1987-11-08	Waterford	L 0-2	35.9	821	957	24.48%	27.93%	47.59%	-0.55	-15.7	7
1987-11-08	@ Shelbourne	W 2-0	35.9	957	821	47.59%	27.93%	24.48%	+0.55	+15.7	13
1987-11-15	Bray Wanderers	W 2-0	31.1	1012	801	63.41%	25.98%	10.62%	+1.25	+7.7	16
1987-11-15	@ Dundalk	L 0-2	31.1	801	1012	10.62%	25.98%	63.41%	-1.25	-7.7	7
1987-11-15	Shelbourne	L 0-2	44.7	906	805	54.10%	27.64%	18.26%	+0.68	-29.4	13
1987-11-15	@ Galway United (old)	W 2-0	44.7	805	906	18.26%	27.64%	54.10%	-0.68	+29.4	9
1987-11-15	Cork City	D 2-2	58.3	1045	839	63.08%	26.06%	10.86%	+1.22	-2.7	15
1987-11-15	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 2-2	58.3	839	1045	10.86%	26.06%	63.08%	-1.22	+2.7	12
1987-11-15	Derry City	L 0-3	29.7	704	983	12.35%	25.89%	61.76%	-1.29	-12.7	4
1987-11-15	@ Sligo Rovers	W 3-0	29.7	983	704	61.76%	25.89%	12.35%	+1.29	+12.7	10
1987-11-15	Limerick	W 4-1	36.6	922	812	55.00%	27.54%	17.46%	+0.73	+14.7	12
1987-11-15	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-4	36.6	812	922	17.46%	27.54%	55.00%	-0.73	-14.7	8
1987-11-15	Bohemian	L 0-1	46.3	973	918	49.19%	28.07%	22.74%	+0.44	-14.3	13
1987-11-15	@ Waterford	W 1-0	46.3	918	973	22.74%	28.07%	49.19%	-0.44	+14.3	13
1987-11-22	Waterford	D 0-0	47.6	932	958	38.79%	28.39%	32.81%	+0.02	-0.4	14
1987-11-22	@ Bohemian	D 0-0	47.6	958	932	32.81%	28.39%	38.79%	-0.02	+0.4	14
1987-11-22	Dundalk	L 2-3	46.2	793	1020	15.96%	26.81%	57.23%	-1.02	-5.2	7
1987-11-22	@ Bray Wanderers	W 3-2	46.2	1020	793	57.23%	26.81%	15.96%	+1.02	+5.2	18
1987-11-22	Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	47.9	841	1042	18.03%	27.18%	54.79%	-0.89	+2.7	13
1987-11-22	@ Cork City	D 0-0	47.9	1042	841	54.79%	27.18%	18.03%	+0.89	-2.6	16
1987-11-22	Sligo Rovers	W 4-0	26.8	995	691	69.30%	23.99%	6.71%	+1.73	+9.2	12
1987-11-22	@ Derry City	L 0-4	26.8	691	995	6.71%	23.99%	69.30%	-1.73	-9.2	4
1987-11-22	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-3	33.8	797	936	24.08%	27.90%	48.02%	-0.57	-22.5	8
1987-11-22	@ Limerick	W 3-0	33.8	936	797	48.02%	27.90%	24.08%	+0.57	+22.5	14
1987-11-22	Galway United (old)	D 1-1	52.1	835	877	36.60%	28.39%	35.01%	-0.06	-0.1	10
1987-11-22	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	52.1	877	835	35.01%	28.39%	36.60%	+0.06	+0.1	14
1987-11-29	Bray Wanderers	W 6-0	29.3	1005	788	63.81%	25.87%	10.32%	+1.28	+20.8	14
1987-11-29	@ Derry City	L 0-6	29.3	788	1005	10.32%	25.87%	63.81%	-1.28	-20.8	7
1987-11-29	Cork City	W 3-1	37.3	1025	844	61.19%	26.51%	12.30%	+1.09	+7.7	20
1987-11-29	@ Dundalk	L 1-3	37.3	844	1025	12.30%	26.51%	61.19%	-1.09	-7.7	13
1987-11-29	Bohemian	D 1-1	52.1	877	931	34.86%	28.37%	36.77%	-0.13	+0.1	15
1987-11-29	@ Galway United (old)	D 1-1	52.1	931	877	36.77%	28.37%	34.86%	+0.13	-0.1	15
1987-11-29	Limerick	W 2-0	30.1	1039	774	67.00%	24.88%	8.12%	+1.53	+5.9	18
1987-11-29	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-2	30.1	774	1039	8.12%	24.88%	67.00%	-1.53	-5.9	8
1987-11-29	Shelbourne	W 2-1	41.6	959	835	56.36%	27.36%	16.28%	+0.80	+5.7	16
1987-11-29	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-2	41.6	835	959	16.28%	27.36%	56.36%	-0.80	-5.7	10
1987-11-29	Sligo Rovers	W 3-0	27.9	959	682	67.71%	24.62%	7.67%	+1.59	+8.1	16
1987-11-29	@ Waterford	L 0-3	27.9	682	959	7.67%	24.62%	67.71%	-1.59	-8.1	4
1987-12-06	St Patrick's Athletic	W 2-0	38.8	931	965	37.86%	28.39%	33.74%	-0.02	+20.0	17
1987-12-06	@ Bohemian	L 0-2	38.8	965	931	33.74%	28.39%	37.86%	+0.02	-20.0	16
1987-12-06	Bray Wanderers	W 2-1	43.3	836	767	50.73%	27.96%	21.31%	+0.51	+7.1	15
1987-12-06	@ Cork City	L 1-2	43.3	767	836	21.31%	27.96%	50.73%	-0.51	-7.1	7
1987-12-06	Waterford	L 1-2	51.8	1026	967	49.59%	28.04%	22.37%	+0.46	-13.6	14
1987-12-06	@ Derry City	W 2-1	51.8	967	1026	22.37%	28.04%	49.59%	-0.46	+13.6	18
1987-12-06	Dundalk	L 0-3	30.0	768	1032	13.27%	26.17%	60.56%	-1.21	-13.6	8
1987-12-06	@ Limerick	W 3-0	30.0	1032	768	60.56%	26.17%	13.27%	+1.21	+13.6	22
1987-12-06	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-2	41.7	829	1045	16.73%	26.96%	56.31%	-0.97	-5.7	10
1987-12-06	@ Shelbourne	W 2-1	41.7	1045	829	56.31%	26.96%	16.73%	+0.97	+5.7	20
1987-12-06	Galway United (old)	W 1-0	47.8	674	877	17.82%	27.15%	55.03%	-0.90	+15.7	6
1987-12-06	@ Sligo Rovers	L 0-1	47.8	877	674	55.03%	27.15%	17.82%	+0.90	-15.7	15
1987-12-11	Limerick	D 0-0	47.6	760	755	43.10%	28.33%	28.56%	+0.18	-1.0	8
1987-12-11	@ Bray Wanderers	D 0-0	47.6	755	760	28.56%	28.33%	43.10%	-0.18	+1.0	9
1987-12-11	Bohemian	D 1-1	52.3	1051	951	53.99%	27.65%	18.36%	+0.67	-2.3	21
1987-12-11	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	52.3	951	1051	18.36%	27.65%	53.99%	-0.67	+2.3	18
1987-12-13	Derry City	W 1-0	46.9	843	1012	21.01%	27.59%	51.39%	-0.72	+14.8	17
1987-12-13	@ Cork City	L 0-1	46.9	1012	843	51.39%	27.59%	21.01%	+0.72	-14.8	14
1987-12-13	Shelbourne	W 3-1	36.4	1046	823	64.26%	25.75%	10.00%	+1.31	+6.3	24
1987-12-13	@ Dundalk	L 1-3	36.4	823	1046	10.00%	25.75%	64.26%	-1.31	-6.3	10
1987-12-13	Waterford	D 2-2	57.7	861	980	26.41%	28.07%	45.52%	-0.46	+0.9	16
1987-12-13	@ Galway United (old)	D 2-2	57.7	980	861	45.52%	28.07%	26.41%	+0.46	-0.9	19
1987-12-13	Sligo Rovers	W 4-2	39.5	944	690	66.37%	25.09%	8.54%	+1.48	+4.8	18
1987-12-13	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 2-4	39.5	690	944	8.54%	25.09%	66.37%	-1.48	-4.8	6
1987-12-20	Dundalk	W 3-2	54.7	954	1052	28.92%	28.20%	42.88%	-0.36	+11.4	20
1987-12-20	@ Bohemian	L 2-3	54.7	1052	954	42.88%	28.20%	28.92%	+0.36	-11.4	24
1987-12-20	Galway United (old)	W 3-0	31.0	997	862	57.34%	27.22%	15.45%	+0.86	+15.7	16
1987-12-20	@ Derry City	L 0-3	31.0	862	997	15.45%	27.22%	57.34%	-0.86	-15.7	16
1987-12-20	Cork City	D 1-1	52.2	756	858	28.47%	28.18%	43.35%	-0.38	+0.9	10
1987-12-20	@ Limerick	D 1-1	52.2	858	756	43.35%	28.18%	28.47%	+0.38	-0.9	18
1987-12-20	Bray Wanderers	D 1-1	52.2	817	759	49.47%	28.05%	22.48%	+0.45	-1.7	11
1987-12-20	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	52.2	759	817	22.48%	28.05%	49.47%	-0.45	+1.7	9
1987-12-20	Shamrock Rovers	W 2-0	47.7	685	1049	8.16%	24.08%	67.76%	-1.73	+36.0	8
1987-12-20	@ Sligo Rovers	L 0-2	47.7	1049	685	67.76%	24.08%	8.16%	+1.73	-36.0	21
1987-12-20	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	45.5	980	949	46.24%	28.23%	25.53%	+0.31	-13.5	19
1987-12-20	@ Waterford	W 1-0	45.5	949	980	25.53%	28.23%	46.24%	-0.31	+13.5	20
1987-12-27	Bohemian	L 0-4	31.0	761	965	17.76%	27.14%	55.10%	-0.90	-23.0	9
1987-12-27	@ Bray Wanderers	W 4-0	31.0	965	761	55.10%	27.14%	17.76%	+0.90	+23.0	22
1987-12-27	Shelbourne	W 2-1	44.3	857	815	47.65%	28.16%	24.19%	+0.37	+7.8	20
1987-12-27	@ Cork City	L 1-2	44.3	815	857	24.19%	28.16%	47.65%	-0.37	-7.8	11
1987-12-27	Sligo Rovers	W 1-0	32.1	1041	721	70.18%	23.61%	6.21%	+1.82	+2.4	26
1987-12-27	@ Dundalk	L 0-1	32.1	721	1041	6.21%	23.61%	70.18%	-1.82	-2.4	8
1987-12-27	Derry City	D 2-2	58.2	757	1013	13.79%	26.31%	59.90%	-1.17	+2.3	11
1987-12-27	@ Limerick	D 2-2	58.2	1013	757	59.90%	26.31%	13.79%	+1.17	-2.3	17
1987-12-27	Waterford	D 1-1	52.2	1013	966	48.22%	28.13%	23.65%	+0.40	-1.5	22
1987-12-27	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	52.2	966	1013	23.65%	28.13%	48.22%	-0.40	+1.5	20
1987-12-27	Galway United (old)	D 0-0	47.8	963	846	55.62%	27.46%	16.92%	+0.76	-2.8	21
1987-12-27	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	47.8	846	963	16.92%	27.46%	55.62%	-0.76	+2.8	17
1987-12-28	Cork City	W 5-1	34.5	988	865	56.24%	27.38%	16.39%	+0.79	+18.0	24
1987-12-28	@ Bohemian	L 1-5	34.5	865	988	16.39%	27.38%	56.24%	-0.79	-18.0	20
1987-12-28	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-3	41.2	1011	960	48.66%	28.10%	23.24%	+0.42	-38.7	17
1987-12-28	@ Derry City	W 3-0	41.2	960	1011	23.24%	28.10%	48.66%	-0.42	+38.7	23
1987-12-28	Shamrock Rovers	W 3-2	56.9	849	1011	21.69%	27.67%	50.64%	-0.69	+13.1	19
1987-12-28	@ Galway United (old)	L 2-3	56.9	1011	849	50.64%	27.67%	21.69%	+0.69	-13.1	22
1987-12-28	Limerick	W 4-1	38.5	807	759	48.41%	28.12%	23.47%	+0.41	+18.7	13
1987-12-28	@ Shelbourne	L 1-4	38.5	759	807	23.47%	28.12%	48.41%	-0.41	-18.7	11
1987-12-28	Bray Wanderers	L 1-2	49.0	718	738	39.74%	28.39%	31.87%	+0.05	-11.3	8
1987-12-28	@ Sligo Rovers	W 2-1	49.0	738	718	31.87%	28.39%	39.74%	-0.05	+11.3	11
1987-12-28	Dundalk	L 2-3	51.5	968	1043	31.91%	28.31%	39.78%	-0.24	-9.1	20
1987-12-28	@ Waterford	W 3-2	51.5	1043	968	39.78%	28.31%	31.91%	+0.24	+9.1	28
1988-01-03	Derry City	W 3-1	41.7	1006	972	46.71%	28.21%	25.09%	+0.33	+13.9	26
1988-01-03	@ Bohemian	L 1-3	41.7	972	1006	25.09%	28.21%	46.71%	-0.33	-13.9	17
1988-01-03	St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-3	37.9	749	999	14.25%	26.43%	59.32%	-1.14	-8.6	11
1988-01-03	@ Bray Wanderers	W 3-1	37.9	999	749	59.32%	26.43%	14.25%	+1.14	+8.6	25
1988-01-03	Galway United (old)	L 1-3	46.3	847	862	40.33%	28.38%	31.29%	+0.08	-19.8	20
1988-01-03	@ Cork City	W 3-1	46.3	862	847	31.29%	28.38%	40.33%	-0.08	+19.8	21
1988-01-03	Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	52.2	1052	998	49.09%	28.07%	22.83%	+0.44	-1.6	29
1988-01-03	@ Dundalk	D 1-1	52.2	998	1052	22.83%	28.07%	49.09%	-0.44	+1.6	23
1988-01-03	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	52.4	826	707	55.87%	27.43%	16.70%	+0.77	-2.6	14
1988-01-03	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	52.4	707	826	16.70%	27.43%	55.87%	-0.77	+2.6	9
1988-01-08	Bray Wanderers	W 7-1	30.1	1000	741	66.63%	25.00%	8.36%	+1.50	+14.0	25
1988-01-08	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 1-7	30.1	741	1000	8.36%	25.00%	66.63%	-1.50	-14.0	11
1988-01-10	Dundalk	W 3-0	39.3	958	1051	29.66%	28.23%	42.11%	-0.33	+34.3	19
1988-01-10	@ Derry City	L 0-3	39.3	1051	958	42.11%	28.23%	29.66%	+0.33	-34.3	29
1988-01-10	Limerick	L 0-2	45.7	882	740	57.95%	27.12%	14.93%	+0.89	-31.3	21
1988-01-10	@ Galway United (old)	W 2-0	45.7	740	882	14.93%	27.12%	57.95%	-0.89	+31.3	13
1988-01-10	Bohemian	W 3-2	60.2	710	1020	10.59%	25.27%	64.14%	-1.45	+16.2	11
1988-01-10	@ Sligo Rovers	L 2-3	60.2	1020	710	64.14%	25.27%	10.59%	+1.45	-16.2	26
1988-01-10	Cork City	W 3-0	29.9	1007	827	61.13%	26.52%	12.35%	+1.09	+12.9	27
1988-01-10	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-3	29.9	827	1007	12.35%	26.52%	61.13%	-1.09	-12.9	20
1988-01-10	Shelbourne	W 2-1	41.4	958	824	57.33%	27.22%	15.45%	+0.85	+5.4	22
1988-01-10	@ Waterford	L 1-2	41.4	824	958	15.45%	27.22%	57.33%	-0.85	-5.4	14
1988-01-15	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	41.2	1014	1020	41.53%	28.37%	30.10%	+0.12	-23.4	25
1988-01-15	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 2-0	41.2	1020	1014	30.10%	28.37%	41.53%	-0.12	+23.4	29
1988-01-17	Waterford	D 0-0	48.1	727	964	15.13%	26.63%	58.24%	-1.07	+3.2	12
1988-01-17	@ Bray Wanderers	D 0-0	48.1	964	727	58.24%	26.63%	15.13%	+1.07	-3.2	23
1988-01-17	Sligo Rovers	W 3-1	39.8	814	726	52.83%	27.77%	19.39%	+0.61	+11.4	22
1988-01-17	@ Cork City	L 1-3	39.8	726	814	19.39%	27.77%	52.83%	-0.61	-11.4	11
1988-01-17	Galway United (old)	W 2-1	40.6	1017	851	59.97%	26.76%	13.27%	+1.01	+4.7	31
1988-01-17	@ Dundalk	L 1-2	40.6	851	1017	13.27%	26.76%	59.97%	-1.01	-4.7	21
1988-01-17	Bohemian	L 0-2	32.8	772	1004	15.51%	26.72%	57.77%	-1.05	-10.8	13
1988-01-17	@ Limerick	W 2-0	32.8	1004	772	57.77%	26.72%	15.51%	+1.05	+10.8	28
1988-01-17	Derry City	L 0-1	37.6	818	992	20.48%	27.53%	51.99%	-0.75	-7.2	14
1988-01-17	@ Shelbourne	W 1-0	37.6	992	818	51.99%	27.53%	20.48%	+0.75	+7.2	21
1988-01-24	Shelbourne	W 1-0	34.3	1014	811	62.89%	26.11%	11.00%	+1.21	+4.2	30
1988-01-24	@ Bohemian	L 0-1	34.3	811	1014	11.00%	26.11%	62.89%	-1.21	-4.2	14
1988-01-24	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	44.7	999	990	43.56%	28.32%	28.12%	+0.20	-12.9	21
1988-01-24	@ Derry City	W 1-0	44.7	990	999	28.12%	28.32%	43.56%	-0.20	+12.9	27
1988-01-24	Bray Wanderers	W 2-0	33.5	846	730	55.60%	27.46%	16.94%	+0.76	+11.7	23
1988-01-24	@ Galway United (old)	L 0-2	33.5	730	846	16.94%	27.46%	55.60%	-0.76	-11.7	12
1988-01-24	Limerick	L 1-2	47.9	715	761	36.01%	28.39%	35.61%	-0.09	-10.5	11
1988-01-24	@ Sligo Rovers	W 2-1	47.9	761	715	35.61%	28.39%	36.01%	+0.09	+10.5	15
1988-01-24	Dundalk	D 2-2	57.7	1044	1021	45.27%	28.27%	26.47%	+0.27	-0.9	30
1988-01-24	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 2-2	57.7	1021	1044	26.47%	28.27%	45.27%	-0.27	+0.9	32
1988-01-24	Cork City	L 1-2	53.9	961	826	57.34%	27.22%	15.44%	+0.86	-15.5	23
1988-01-24	@ Waterford	W 2-1	53.9	826	961	15.44%	27.22%	57.34%	-0.86	+15.5	24
1988-01-31	Galway United (old)	L 0-1	49.1	1019	858	59.57%	26.84%	13.59%	+0.99	-17.1	30
1988-01-31	@ Bohemian	W 1-0	49.1	858	1019	13.59%	26.84%	59.57%	-0.99	+17.0	25
1988-01-31	Derry City	L 0-1	34.9	718	987	12.99%	26.09%	60.92%	-1.24	-4.9	12
1988-01-31	@ Bray Wanderers	W 1-0	34.9	987	718	60.92%	26.09%	12.99%	+1.24	+4.9	23
1988-01-31	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-4	30.2	771	1003	15.51%	26.72%	57.77%	-1.05	-20.4	15
1988-01-31	@ Limerick	W 4-0	30.2	1003	771	57.77%	26.72%	15.51%	+1.05	+20.4	29
1988-01-31	St Patrick's Athletic	W 2-0	45.6	807	1043	15.20%	26.65%	58.15%	-1.07	+31.3	16
1988-01-31	@ Shelbourne	L 0-2	45.6	1043	807	58.15%	26.65%	15.20%	+1.07	-31.3	30
1988-01-31	Waterford	L 0-2	32.6	704	945	14.83%	26.57%	58.60%	-1.10	-10.3	11
1988-01-31	@ Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	32.6	945	704	58.60%	26.57%	14.83%	+1.10	+10.3	25
1988-02-05	Shelbourne	W 2-0	31.7	1024	838	61.57%	26.43%	12.01%	+1.12	+8.7	31
1988-02-05	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-2	31.7	838	1024	12.01%	26.43%	61.57%	-1.12	-8.6	16
1988-02-07	Cork City	D 1-1	52.2	713	841	25.40%	28.00%	46.61%	-0.51	+1.3	13
1988-02-07	@ Bray Wanderers	D 1-1	52.2	841	713	46.61%	28.00%	25.40%	+0.51	-1.3	25
1988-02-07	Limerick	W 4-0	27.4	1022	751	67.37%	24.74%	7.88%	+1.56	+10.9	34
1988-02-07	@ Dundalk	L 0-4	27.4	751	1022	7.88%	24.74%	67.37%	-1.56	-10.9	15
1988-02-07	Sligo Rovers	W 3-1	37.3	875	694	61.21%	26.51%	12.29%	+1.10	+7.6	27
1988-02-07	@ Galway United (old)	L 1-3	37.3	694	875	12.29%	26.51%	61.21%	-1.10	-7.6	11
1988-02-07	Bohemian	W 1-0	40.1	1012	1002	43.69%	28.32%	27.99%	+0.21	+9.3	32
1988-02-07	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	40.1	1002	1012	27.99%	28.32%	43.69%	-0.21	-9.3	30
1988-02-07	Derry City	D 0-0	47.6	956	991	37.49%	28.39%	34.12%	-0.03	-0.2	26
1988-02-07	@ Waterford	D 0-0	47.6	991	956	34.12%	28.39%	37.49%	+0.03	+0.2	24
1988-02-19	Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	52.1	992	1032	36.90%	28.39%	34.71%	-0.05	-0.1	31
1988-02-19	@ Bohemian	D 1-1	52.1	1032	992	34.71%	28.39%	36.90%	+0.05	+0.1	32
1988-02-21	Cork City	L 0-1	48.9	992	840	58.81%	26.97%	14.21%	+0.94	-16.8	24
1988-02-21	@ Derry City	W 1-0	48.9	840	992	14.21%	26.97%	58.81%	-0.94	+16.8	27
1988-02-21	Bray Wanderers	W 3-0	34.5	740	715	45.64%	28.25%	26.11%	+0.29	+24.1	17
1988-02-21	@ Limerick	L 0-3	34.5	715	740	26.11%	28.25%	45.64%	-0.29	-24.1	13
1988-02-21	Dundalk	L 0-1	36.6	829	1033	17.78%	27.14%	55.08%	-0.90	-6.4	16
1988-02-21	@ Shelbourne	W 1-0	36.6	1033	829	55.08%	27.14%	17.78%	+0.90	+6.4	36
1988-02-21	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	33.4	686	1021	9.40%	24.74%	65.86%	-1.58	-3.6	11
1988-02-21	@ Sligo Rovers	W 1-0	33.4	1021	686	65.86%	24.74%	9.40%	+1.58	+3.6	34
1988-02-21	Galway United (old)	W 1-0	37.8	955	883	51.17%	27.92%	20.91%	+0.53	+7.4	28
1988-02-21	@ Waterford	L 0-1	37.8	883	955	20.91%	27.92%	51.17%	-0.53	-7.4	27
1988-02-28	Shelbourne	L 1-2	44.4	691	823	24.88%	27.96%	47.16%	-0.53	-8.0	13
1988-02-28	@ Bray Wanderers	W 2-1	44.4	823	691	47.16%	27.96%	24.88%	+0.53	+8.0	18
1988-02-28	Limerick	D 0-0	47.8	857	764	53.26%	27.73%	19.01%	+0.64	-2.5	28
1988-02-28	@ Cork City	D 0-0	47.8	764	857	19.01%	27.73%	53.26%	-0.64	+2.4	18
1988-02-28	Bohemian	L 0-2	43.1	1039	992	48.28%	28.12%	23.59%	+0.40	-26.5	36
1988-02-28	@ Dundalk	W 2-0	43.1	992	1039	23.59%	28.12%	48.28%	-0.40	+26.5	33
1988-02-28	Derry City	D 1-1	52.2	875	975	28.79%	28.19%	43.01%	-0.36	+0.9	28
1988-02-28	@ Galway United (old)	D 1-1	52.2	975	875	43.01%	28.19%	28.79%	+0.36	-0.8	25
1988-02-28	Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	28.6	1033	682	71.75%	22.88%	5.37%	+1.97	+3.8	34
1988-02-28	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-2	28.6	682	1033	5.37%	22.88%	71.75%	-1.97	-3.8	11
1988-02-28	Waterford	L 0-2	43.6	1024	963	49.94%	28.02%	22.04%	+0.48	-27.3	34
1988-02-28	@ St Patrick's Athletic	W 2-0	43.6	963	1024	22.04%	28.02%	49.94%	-0.48	+27.3	30
1988-03-06	Shelbourne	W 1-0	38.8	876	831	48.03%	28.14%	23.83%	+0.39	+8.2	30
1988-03-06	@ Galway United (old)	L 0-1	38.8	831	876	23.83%	28.14%	48.03%	-0.39	-8.2	18
1988-03-09	Dundalk	D 1-1	52.3	854	1013	22.02%	27.70%	50.27%	-0.67	+1.8	29
1988-03-09	@ Cork City	D 1-1	52.3	1013	854	50.27%	27.70%	22.02%	+0.67	-1.8	37
1988-03-13	Bray Wanderers	W 1-0	31.9	1019	683	71.02%	23.23%	5.75%	+1.90	+2.2	35
1988-03-13	@ Bohemian	L 0-1	31.9	683	1019	5.75%	23.23%	71.02%	-1.90	-2.2	13
1988-03-13	Limerick	W 3-2	44.5	974	767	63.17%	26.04%	10.79%	+1.23	+3.7	27
1988-03-13	@ Derry City	L 2-3	44.5	767	974	10.79%	26.04%	63.17%	-1.23	-3.7	18
1988-03-13	St Patrick's Athletic	D 2-2	57.7	884	997	27.15%	28.11%	44.74%	-0.43	+0.8	31
1988-03-13	@ Galway United (old)	D 2-2	57.7	997	884	44.74%	28.11%	27.15%	+0.43	-0.8	35
1988-03-13	Cork City	D 1-1	52.1	823	856	37.84%	28.39%	33.76%	-0.02	-0.2	19
1988-03-13	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	52.1	856	823	33.76%	28.39%	37.84%	+0.02	+0.2	30
1988-03-13	Dundalk	D 0-0	48.6	679	1011	9.50%	24.79%	65.71%	-1.57	+4.3	12
1988-03-13	@ Sligo Rovers	D 0-0	48.6	1011	679	65.71%	24.79%	9.50%	+1.57	-4.3	38
1988-03-13	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-2	39.5	990	1036	36.00%	28.39%	35.61%	-0.09	-21.0	30
1988-03-13	@ Waterford	W 2-0	39.5	1036	990	35.61%	28.39%	36.00%	+0.09	+21.0	36
1988-03-16	Galway United (old)	D 0-0	48.1	1057	885	60.51%	26.65%	12.83%	+1.05	-3.6	37
1988-03-16	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	48.1	885	1057	12.83%	26.65%	60.51%	-1.05	+3.6	32
1988-03-17	Sligo Rovers	W 3-0	35.6	680	683	42.05%	28.36%	29.59%	+0.14	+26.4	15
1988-03-17	@ Bray Wanderers	L 0-3	35.6	683	680	29.59%	28.36%	42.05%	-0.14	-26.4	12
1988-03-17	Bohemian	L 0-1	37.9	856	1021	21.42%	27.64%	50.94%	-0.70	-7.5	30
1988-03-17	@ Cork City	W 1-0	37.9	1021	856	50.94%	27.64%	21.42%	+0.70	+7.5	37
1988-03-17	Waterford	D 1-1	52.2	1007	969	47.17%	28.18%	24.65%	+0.35	-1.4	39
1988-03-17	@ Dundalk	D 1-1	52.2	969	1007	24.65%	28.18%	47.17%	-0.35	+1.4	31
1988-03-17	Shelbourne	W 5-0	37.6	763	822	34.14%	28.36%	37.50%	-0.15	+50.6	20
1988-03-17	@ Limerick	L 0-5	37.6	822	763	37.50%	28.36%	34.14%	+0.15	-50.6	19
1988-03-17	Derry City	W 1-0	39.7	996	978	44.80%	28.28%	26.92%	+0.25	+9.0	37
1988-03-17	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	39.7	978	996	26.92%	28.28%	44.80%	-0.25	-9.0	27
1988-03-20	Limerick	W 2-0	31.1	1028	813	63.71%	25.90%	10.40%	+1.27	+7.6	39
1988-03-20	@ Bohemian	L 0-2	31.1	813	1028	10.40%	25.90%	63.71%	-1.27	-7.5	20
1988-03-20	Shelbourne	L 0-3	44.8	969	772	62.40%	26.23%	11.37%	+1.18	-48.8	27
1988-03-20	@ Derry City	W 3-0	44.8	772	969	11.37%	26.23%	62.40%	-1.18	+48.8	21
1988-03-20	Dundalk	W 2-0	42.2	889	1005	26.67%	28.08%	45.24%	-0.45	+25.0	34
1988-03-20	@ Galway United (old)	L 0-2	42.2	1005	889	45.24%	28.08%	26.67%	+0.45	-25.0	39
1988-03-20	Cork City	L 0-3	32.0	656	849	18.79%	27.30%	53.91%	-0.84	-18.4	12
1988-03-20	@ Sligo Rovers	W 3-0	32.0	849	656	53.91%	27.30%	18.79%	+0.84	+18.4	32
1988-03-20	Shamrock Rovers	W 2-0	39.5	1005	1054	35.71%	28.38%	35.91%	-0.10	+20.9	39
1988-03-20	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	39.5	1054	1005	35.91%	28.38%	35.71%	+0.10	-21.0	37
1988-03-20	Bray Wanderers	L 0-1	50.7	970	707	66.91%	24.91%	8.19%	+1.52	-19.0	31
1988-03-20	@ Waterford	W 1-0	50.7	707	970	8.19%	24.91%	66.91%	-1.52	+19.0	17
1988-03-26	Bohemian	D 2-2	58.0	821	1036	16.82%	26.98%	56.20%	-0.96	+1.9	22
1988-03-26	@ Shelbourne	D 2-2	58.0	1036	821	56.20%	26.98%	16.82%	+0.96	-1.9	40
1988-03-27	Galway United (old)	L 1-2	42.5	726	914	19.20%	27.36%	53.44%	-0.82	-6.5	17
1988-03-27	@ Bray Wanderers	W 2-1	42.5	914	726	53.44%	27.36%	19.20%	+0.82	+6.5	36
1988-04-01	Galway United (old)	L 1-5	37.9	806	920	27.01%	28.10%	44.89%	-0.44	-26.8	20
1988-04-01	@ Limerick	W 5-1	37.9	920	806	44.89%	28.10%	27.01%	+0.44	+26.8	38
1988-04-01	Shelbourne	D 1-1	52.4	638	823	19.50%	27.40%	53.10%	-0.80	+2.1	13
1988-04-01	@ Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	52.4	823	638	53.10%	27.40%	19.50%	+0.80	-2.1	23
1988-04-01	Bray Wanderers	D 1-1	53.5	1026	719	69.45%	23.93%	6.62%	+1.75	-4.4	40
1988-04-01	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	53.5	719	1026	6.62%	23.93%	69.45%	-1.75	+4.4	18
1988-04-02	Bohemian	L 0-1	39.7	920	1034	27.01%	28.10%	44.89%	-0.44	-9.0	27
1988-04-02	@ Derry City	W 1-0	39.7	1034	920	44.89%	28.10%	27.01%	+0.44	+9.0	42
1988-04-02	Dundalk	L 0-1	46.3	1033	980	48.87%	28.09%	23.04%	+0.43	-14.2	37
1988-04-02	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 1-0	46.3	980	1033	23.04%	28.09%	48.87%	-0.43	+14.2	41
1988-04-03	Cork City	W 3-1	40.1	947	867	51.91%	27.86%	20.23%	+0.57	+11.8	40
1988-04-03	@ Galway United (old)	L 1-3	40.1	867	947	20.23%	27.86%	51.91%	-0.57	-11.8	32
1988-04-03	Limerick	D 0-0	48.1	951	779	60.51%	26.65%	12.84%	+1.05	-3.6	32
1988-04-03	@ Waterford	D 0-0	48.1	779	951	12.84%	26.65%	60.51%	-1.05	+3.6	21
1988-04-04	Sligo Rovers	W 3-2	41.1	1043	640	74.30%	21.53%	4.17%	+2.24	+1.4	44
1988-04-04	@ Bohemian	L 2-3	41.1	640	1043	4.17%	21.53%	74.30%	-2.24	-1.4	13
1988-04-04	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-3	36.8	724	1019	11.42%	25.58%	63.00%	-1.37	-7.0	18
1988-04-04	@ Bray Wanderers	W 3-1	36.8	1019	724	63.00%	25.58%	11.42%	+1.37	+7.0	39
1988-04-04	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	37.8	855	1022	21.24%	27.62%	51.14%	-0.71	-7.4	32
1988-04-04	@ Cork City	W 1-0	37.8	1022	855	51.14%	27.62%	21.24%	+0.71	+7.4	42
1988-04-04	Derry City	W 3-2	47.7	995	911	52.35%	27.82%	19.83%	+0.59	+6.3	43
1988-04-04	@ Dundalk	L 2-3	47.7	911	995	19.83%	27.82%	52.35%	-0.59	-6.3	27
1988-04-04	Waterford	D 1-1	52.2	820	948	25.45%	28.00%	46.55%	-0.51	+1.3	24
1988-04-04	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	52.2	948	820	46.55%	28.00%	25.45%	+0.51	-1.3	33
1988-04-06	Waterford	W 3-0	39.5	848	946	28.94%	28.20%	42.85%	-0.36	+34.8	34
1988-04-06	@ Cork City	L 0-3	39.5	946	848	42.85%	28.20%	28.94%	+0.36	-34.8	33
1988-04-06	Derry City	L 1-3	50.7	1026	905	56.07%	27.40%	16.54%	+0.78	-26.3	39
1988-04-06	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 3-1	50.7	905	1026	16.54%	27.40%	56.07%	-0.78	+26.3	29
1988-04-08	Cork City	W 2-0	33.5	999	883	55.64%	27.46%	16.90%	+0.76	+11.7	41
1988-04-08	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-2	33.5	883	999	16.90%	27.46%	55.64%	-0.76	-11.7	34
1988-04-10	Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	32.7	783	639	58.12%	27.09%	14.79%	+0.90	+10.4	23
1988-04-10	@ Limerick	L 0-2	32.7	639	783	14.79%	27.09%	58.12%	-0.90	-10.4	13
1988-04-10	Bohemian	D 1-1	52.2	912	1044	24.84%	27.96%	47.20%	-0.53	+1.4	34
1988-04-10	@ Waterford	D 1-1	52.2	1044	912	47.20%	27.96%	24.84%	+0.53	-1.4	45
1988-04-13	Bray Wanderers	W 5-1	30.9	1001	717	68.15%	24.45%	7.40%	+1.63	+8.5	45
1988-04-13	@ Dundalk	L 1-5	30.9	717	1001	7.40%	24.45%	68.15%	-1.63	-8.5	18
1988-04-13	Limerick	W 3-0	28.6	1029	793	65.16%	25.48%	9.36%	+1.38	+9.9	44
1988-04-13	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-3	28.6	793	1029	9.36%	25.48%	65.16%	-1.38	-9.9	23
1988-04-15	Waterford	W 2-1	51.0	783	913	25.15%	27.98%	46.87%	-0.52	+12.9	25
1988-04-15	@ Limerick	L 1-2	51.0	913	783	46.87%	27.98%	25.15%	+0.52	-12.9	34
1988-04-21	St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	52.1	1010	1039	38.36%	28.39%	33.25%	+0.00	-0.3	46
1988-04-21	@ Dundalk	D 1-1	52.1	1039	1010	33.25%	28.39%	38.36%	+0.00	+0.3	45
1988-04-24	Derry City	L 2-7	32.4	628	931	11.01%	25.43%	63.57%	-1.41	-12.7	13
1988-04-24	@ Sligo Rovers	W 7-2	32.4	931	628	63.57%	25.43%	11.01%	+1.41	+12.7	31

Biggest Upsets

The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

#	Date	Underdog Win %	Winning Team			Losing Team
#	Date	Underdog Win %	Team	Elo	Score	Team	Elo	Score
1	1987-12-20	8.16%	@ Sligo Rovers	685	2	Shamrock Rovers	1049	0
2	1988-03-20	8.19%	Bray Wanderers	707	1	@ Waterford	970	0
3	1988-01-10	10.59%	@ Sligo Rovers	710	3	Bohemian	1020	2
4	1988-03-20	11.37%	Shelbourne	772	3	@ Derry City	969	0
5	1988-01-31	13.59%	Galway United (old)	858	1	@ Bohemian	1019	0
6	1988-02-21	14.21%	Cork City	840	1	@ Derry City	992	0
7	1987-09-22	14.22%	Shelbourne	879	1	@ Shamrock Rovers	1031	0
8	1987-11-01	14.71%	Bray Wanderers	794	1	@ St Patrick's Athletic	939	0
9	1988-01-10	14.93%	Limerick	740	2	@ Galway United (old)	882	0
10	1988-01-31	15.20%	@ Shelbourne	807	2	St Patrick's Athletic	1043	0
11	1988-01-24	15.44%	Cork City	826	2	@ Waterford	961	1
12	1988-04-06	16.54%	Derry City	905	3	@ Shamrock Rovers	1026	1
13	1987-12-06	17.82%	@ Sligo Rovers	674	1	Galway United (old)	877	0
14	1987-11-15	18.26%	Shelbourne	805	2	@ Galway United (old)	906	0
15	1987-10-26	18.51%	St Patrick's Athletic	910	2	@ Dundalk	1008	0
16	1987-10-18	19.86%	@ St Patrick's Athletic	867	3	Derry City	1047	0
17	1987-11-08	20.21%	@ Limerick	770	3	Galway United (old)	947	0
18	1987-10-11	20.51%	Cork City	812	2	@ Shelbourne	889	1
19	1987-12-13	21.01%	@ Cork City	843	1	Derry City	1012	0
20	1987-10-30	21.06%	Dundalk	979	1	@ Shamrock Rovers	1050	0
21	1987-12-28	21.69%	@ Galway United (old)	849	3	Shamrock Rovers	1011	2
22	1987-10-04	21.90%	@ Galway United (old)	898	3	Derry City	1058	1
23	1988-02-28	22.04%	Waterford	963	2	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1024	0
24	1987-12-06	22.37%	Waterford	967	2	@ Derry City	1026	1
25	1987-11-15	22.74%	Bohemian	918	1	@ Waterford	973	0

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating.

#	Date	Elo Δ	Winning Team				Losing Team				Tie %
#	Date	Elo Δ	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Tie %
1	1988-03-17	50.56	@ Limerick	5	763	34.14%	Shelbourne	0	822	37.50%	28.36%
2	1988-03-20	48.81	Shelbourne	3	772	11.37%	@ Derry City	0	969	62.40%	26.23%
3	1987-10-18	41.45	@ St Patrick's Athletic	3	867	19.86%	Derry City	0	1047	52.69%	27.45%
4	1987-11-08	41.17	@ Limerick	3	770	20.21%	Galway United (old)	0	947	52.29%	27.50%
5	1987-09-13	39.07	Waterford	7	904	44.70%	@ Sligo Rovers	1	791	27.19%	28.11%
6	1987-12-28	38.74	St Patrick's Athletic	3	960	23.24%	@ Derry City	0	1011	48.66%	28.10%
7	1987-12-20	35.99	@ Sligo Rovers	2	685	8.16%	Shamrock Rovers	0	1049	67.76%	24.08%
8	1988-04-06	34.78	@ Cork City	3	848	28.94%	Waterford	0	946	42.85%	28.20%
9	1988-01-10	34.30	@ Derry City	3	958	29.66%	Dundalk	0	1051	42.11%	28.23%
10	1988-01-10	31.31	Limerick	2	740	14.93%	@ Galway United (old)	0	882	57.95%	27.12%
11	1988-01-31	31.26	@ Shelbourne	2	807	15.20%	St Patrick's Athletic	0	1043	58.15%	26.65%
12	1987-11-15	29.35	Shelbourne	2	805	18.26%	@ Galway United (old)	0	906	54.10%	27.64%
13	1987-10-26	29.21	St Patrick's Athletic	2	910	18.51%	@ Dundalk	0	1008	53.82%	27.67%
14	1988-02-28	27.29	Waterford	2	963	22.04%	@ St Patrick's Athletic	0	1024	49.94%	28.02%
15	1988-04-01	26.82	Galway United (old)	5	920	44.89%	@ Limerick	1	806	27.01%	28.10%
16	1988-02-28	26.50	Bohemian	2	992	23.59%	@ Dundalk	0	1039	48.28%	28.12%
17	1988-03-17	26.44	@ Bray Wanderers	3	680	42.05%	Sligo Rovers	0	683	29.59%	28.36%
18	1988-04-06	26.28	Derry City	3	905	16.54%	@ Shamrock Rovers	1	1026	56.07%	27.40%
19	1987-10-18	25.41	@ Limerick	2	752	25.88%	Shelbourne	0	875	46.09%	28.03%
20	1988-03-20	25.02	@ Galway United (old)	2	889	26.67%	Dundalk	0	1005	45.24%	28.08%
21	1988-02-21	24.07	@ Limerick	3	740	45.64%	Bray Wanderers	0	715	26.11%	28.25%
22	1987-10-04	23.76	@ Galway United (old)	3	898	21.90%	Derry City	1	1058	50.41%	27.69%
23	1988-01-15	23.39	St Patrick's Athletic	2	1020	30.10%	@ Shamrock Rovers	0	1014	41.53%	28.37%
24	1987-12-27	22.95	Bohemian	4	965	55.10%	@ Bray Wanderers	0	761	17.76%	27.14%
25	1987-09-20	22.86	Cork City	3	792	23.79%	@ Bray Wanderers	1	838	48.08%	28.14%

Most & Least Exciting Games

The season’s games ranked by excitement rating (0–100) — a blend of closeness, upset, team quality, and scoring. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

#	Date	Excitement	Winning Team				Losing Team				Tie %
#	Date	Excitement	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Tie %
1	1987-10-18	61.6	@ Bray Wanderers	3	806	52.60%	Sligo Rovers	3	720	19.61%	27.80%
2	1988-01-10	60.2	@ Sligo Rovers	3	710	10.59%	Bohemian	2	1020	64.14%	25.27%
3	1987-10-11	58.5	@ Sligo Rovers	2	718	11.28%	Dundalk	2	1015	63.19%	25.53%
4	1987-11-15	58.3	@ Shamrock Rovers	2	1045	63.08%	Cork City	2	839	10.86%	26.06%
5	1987-12-27	58.2	@ Limerick	2	757	13.79%	Derry City	2	1013	59.90%	26.31%
6	1988-03-26	58.0	@ Shelbourne	2	821	16.82%	Bohemian	2	1036	56.20%	26.98%
7	1987-12-13	57.7	@ Galway United (old)	2	861	26.41%	Waterford	2	980	45.52%	28.07%
8	1988-01-24	57.7	@ St Patrick's Athletic	2	1044	45.27%	Dundalk	2	1021	26.47%	28.27%
9	1988-03-13	57.7	@ Galway United (old)	2	884	27.15%	St Patrick's Athletic	2	997	44.74%	28.11%
10	1987-09-20	57.6	@ St Patrick's Athletic	2	860	36.75%	Bohemian	2	902	34.86%	28.39%
11	1987-10-18	57.6	@ Cork City	2	826	34.72%	Bohemian	2	882	36.91%	28.37%
12	1987-12-28	56.9	@ Galway United (old)	3	849	21.69%	Shamrock Rovers	2	1011	50.64%	27.67%
13	1987-12-20	54.7	@ Bohemian	3	954	28.92%	Dundalk	2	1052	42.88%	28.20%
14	1988-01-24	53.9	Cork City	2	826	15.44%	@ Waterford	1	961	57.34%	27.22%
15	1988-04-01	53.5	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1	1026	69.45%	Bray Wanderers	1	719	6.62%	23.93%
16	1987-11-01	52.7	@ Waterford	1	960	62.14%	Limerick	1	767	11.57%	26.29%
17	1987-10-25	52.5	@ Waterford	1	955	58.62%	Bray Wanderers	1	805	14.38%	27.01%
18	1987-10-11	52.4	Cork City	2	812	20.51%	@ Shelbourne	1	889	51.61%	27.89%
19	1987-11-01	52.4	@ Galway United (old)	1	950	55.44%	Cork City	1	835	17.08%	27.48%
20	1988-01-03	52.4	@ Shelbourne	1	826	55.87%	Sligo Rovers	1	707	16.70%	27.43%
21	1988-04-01	52.4	@ Sligo Rovers	1	638	19.50%	Shelbourne	1	823	53.10%	27.40%
22	1987-10-09	52.3	@ Bohemian	1	884	51.88%	Bray Wanderers	1	804	20.26%	27.86%
23	1987-10-25	52.3	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1	908	24.58%	Shamrock Rovers	1	1043	47.49%	27.94%
24	1987-12-11	52.3	@ Shamrock Rovers	1	1051	53.99%	Bohemian	1	951	18.36%	27.65%
25	1988-03-09	52.3	@ Cork City	1	854	22.02%	Dundalk	1	1013	50.27%	27.70%

#	Date	Excitement	Winning Team				Losing Team				Tie %
#	Date	Excitement	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Tie %
1	1987-11-22	26.8	@ Derry City	4	995	69.30%	Sligo Rovers	0	691	6.71%	23.99%
2	1988-02-07	27.4	@ Dundalk	4	1022	67.37%	Limerick	0	751	7.88%	24.74%
3	1987-10-11	27.7	@ Derry City	5	1034	67.23%	Limerick	0	765	7.98%	24.79%
4	1987-11-29	27.9	@ Waterford	3	959	67.71%	Sligo Rovers	0	682	7.67%	24.62%
5	1988-02-28	28.6	@ Shamrock Rovers	2	1033	71.75%	Sligo Rovers	0	682	5.37%	22.88%
6	1988-04-13	28.6	@ St Patrick's Athletic	3	1029	65.16%	Limerick	0	793	9.36%	25.48%
7	1987-11-29	29.3	@ Derry City	6	1005	63.81%	Bray Wanderers	0	788	10.32%	25.87%
8	1987-11-15	29.7	Derry City	3	983	61.76%	@ Sligo Rovers	0	704	12.35%	25.89%
9	1988-01-10	29.9	@ St Patrick's Athletic	3	1007	61.13%	Cork City	0	827	12.35%	26.52%
10	1987-12-06	30.0	Dundalk	3	1032	60.56%	@ Limerick	0	768	13.27%	26.17%
11	1987-11-29	30.1	@ Shamrock Rovers	2	1039	67.00%	Limerick	0	774	8.12%	24.88%
12	1988-01-08	30.1	@ Shamrock Rovers	7	1000	66.63%	Bray Wanderers	1	741	8.36%	25.00%
13	1988-01-31	30.2	Shamrock Rovers	4	1003	57.77%	@ Limerick	0	771	15.51%	26.72%
14	1988-04-13	30.9	@ Dundalk	5	1001	68.15%	Bray Wanderers	1	717	7.40%	24.45%
15	1987-12-20	31.0	@ Derry City	3	997	57.34%	Galway United (old)	0	862	15.45%	27.22%
16	1987-12-27	31.0	Bohemian	4	965	55.10%	@ Bray Wanderers	0	761	17.76%	27.14%
17	1987-11-15	31.1	@ Dundalk	2	1012	63.41%	Bray Wanderers	0	801	10.62%	25.98%
18	1988-03-20	31.1	@ Bohemian	2	1028	63.71%	Limerick	0	813	10.40%	25.90%
19	1988-02-05	31.7	@ Shamrock Rovers	2	1024	61.57%	Shelbourne	0	838	12.01%	26.43%
20	1987-10-23	31.8	@ Bohemian	3	882	54.50%	Limerick	0	777	17.91%	27.60%
21	1988-03-13	31.9	@ Bohemian	1	1019	71.02%	Bray Wanderers	0	683	5.75%	23.23%
22	1987-09-27	32.0	@ Derry City	7	1046	64.83%	Cork City	2	815	9.59%	25.58%
23	1988-03-20	32.0	Cork City	3	849	53.91%	@ Sligo Rovers	0	656	18.79%	27.30%
24	1987-12-27	32.1	@ Dundalk	1	1041	70.18%	Sligo Rovers	0	721	6.21%	23.61%
25	1988-04-24	32.4	Derry City	7	931	63.57%	@ Sligo Rovers	2	628	11.01%	25.43%