1997-98 League of Ireland Premier Division Season

198 games

Final

Champion

St Patrick's Athletic

68 points

Relegated

No relegation

Biggest Overachiever

Shelbourne

11.71 points above expected

67 points · 55.29 expected points

Biggest Disappointment

Kilkenny City

12.70 points below expected

19 points · 31.70 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	St Patrick's Athletic	33	19	11	3	68	46	24	+22	57.38	+10.62
2	Shelbourne	33	20	7	6	67	58	32	+26	55.29	+11.71
3	Cork City	33	14	11	8	53	50	40	+10	51.85	+1.15
4	Shamrock Rovers	33	14	10	9	52	41	31	+10	47.88	+4.12
5	Bohemian	33	13	11	9	50	50	36	+14	52.75	-2.75
6	Dundalk	33	12	9	12	45	41	43	-2	42.12	+2.88
7	Sligo Rovers	33	10	14	9	44	46	49	-3	43.06	+0.94
8	Finn Harps	33	12	7	14	43	41	43	-2	41.15	+1.85
9	Derry City	33	10	10	13	40	29	31	-2	46.79	-6.79
10	UC Dublin	33	9	12	12	39	36	38	-2	38.49	+0.51
11	Kilkenny City	33	4	7	22	19	27	63	-36	31.70	-12.70
12	Drogheda United	33	2	9	22	15	20	55	-35	27.37	-12.37

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	Shelbourne	67	55.29	+11.71
2	St Patrick's Athletic	68	57.38	+10.62
3	Shamrock Rovers	52	47.88	+4.12
4	Dundalk	45	42.12	+2.88
5	Finn Harps	43	41.15	+1.85

Biggest Disappointments

#	Team	Actual	Sim	vsSim
1	Kilkenny City	19	31.70	-12.70
2	Drogheda United	15	27.37	-12.37
3	Derry City	40	46.79	-6.79
4	Bohemian	50	52.75	-2.75
5	UC Dublin	39	38.49	+0.51

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	4	Sep 26 – Oct 18	1 in 130
2	UC Dublin	3	Feb 19 – Mar 14	1 in 56
3	Cork City	4	Aug 31 – Sep 20	1 in 37
4	Shelbourne	5	Nov 6 – Dec 5	1 in 29
5	Finn Harps	3	Oct 12 – Oct 25	1 in 26

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Kilkenny City	6	Sep 20 – Oct 25	1 in 480
2	Drogheda United	6	Aug 30 – Oct 3	1 in 153
3	Cork City	3	Sep 28 – Oct 12	1 in 40
4	Sligo Rovers	3	Oct 12 – Oct 25	1 in 23
5	Derry City	3	Jan 31 – Feb 21	1 in 14

Most Unlikely Unbeaten Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Sligo Rovers	10	Dec 13 – Feb 28	1 in 174
2	St Patrick's Athletic	14	Sep 28 – Dec 28	1 in 64
3	Dundalk	8	Sep 4 – Oct 23	1 in 41
4	Shelbourne	11	Jan 30 – Apr 24	1 in 19
5	Shamrock Rovers	9	Feb 15 – Apr 9	1 in 13

Most Unlikely Winless Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Cork City	8	Dec 7 – Feb 15	1 in 109
2	Kilkenny City	16	Sep 20 – Jan 24	1 in 64
3	Drogheda United	18	Aug 30 – Jan 2	1 in 58
4	Finn Harps	10	Feb 22 – Apr 25	1 in 33
5	Sligo Rovers	9	Oct 12 – Dec 4	1 in 32

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
St Patrick's Athletic	1100	68	+8	12	9.3	+2.7
Shelbourne	1097	67	+21	12	9.0	+3.0
Cork City	1007	53	-11	7	7.3	-0.3
Shamrock Rovers	996	52	+12	7	7.3	-0.3
Bohemian	1027	50	+15	9	7.6	+1.4
Dundalk	897	45	-17	7	6.6	+0.4
Sligo Rovers	909	44	-44	4	6.0	-2.0
Finn Harps	916	43	-9	4	5.7	-1.7
Derry City	921	40	-24	5	7.9	-2.9
UC Dublin	950	39	+38	9	5.3	+3.7
Kilkenny City	775	19	+8	5	4.2	+0.8
Drogheda United	765	15	+6	4	4.2	-0.2

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	CC	DC	DU	DUN	FH	KC	SR	SHE	SR	SPA	UD
Bohemian	—	1-1-1 4.13	1-0-2 4.59	2-1-0 6.45	1-2-0 4.72	2-0-1 4.92	2-1-0 6.00	0-1-2 4.65	2-0-1 3.85	0-2-1 4.73	1-2-0 3.37	1-1-1 5.31
Cork City	1-1-1 3.92	—	1-1-1 4.56	2-1-0 6.09	1-1-1 5.13	2-0-1 4.77	3-0-0 5.39	2-1-0 4.31	0-2-1 3.64	1-1-1 4.61	0-2-1 3.81	1-1-1 5.48
Derry City	2-0-1 3.47	1-1-1 3.50	—	3-0-0 5.94	1-1-1 4.23	1-1-1 4.66	1-1-1 5.47	0-0-3 3.70	0-1-2 3.74	0-2-1 4.23	0-2-1 3.39	1-1-1 5.42
Drogheda United	0-1-2 1.81	0-1-2 2.12	0-0-3 2.23	—	2-1-0 2.17	0-0-3 2.94	0-2-1 4.26	0-1-2 2.21	0-0-3 1.93	0-1-2 2.51	0-0-3 2.28	0-2-1 2.95
Dundalk	0-2-1 3.34	1-1-1 2.96	1-1-1 3.83	0-1-2 6.01	—	3-0-0 4.03	3-0-0 5.30	1-1-1 3.33	1-0-2 2.77	1-1-1 3.71	0-1-2 2.50	1-1-1 4.69
Finn Harps	1-0-2 3.16	1-0-2 3.30	1-1-1 3.41	3-0-0 5.18	0-0-3 4.02	—	2-1-0 5.21	1-1-1 3.37	1-1-1 2.87	1-2-0 3.61	0-0-3 2.98	1-1-1 4.52
Kilkenny City	0-1-2 2.21	0-0-3 2.79	1-1-1 2.68	1-2-0 3.80	0-0-3 2.81	0-1-2 2.91	—	0-1-2 2.65	0-0-3 2.46	1-0-2 3.26	0-0-3 1.81	1-1-1 3.48
Shamrock Rovers	2-1-0 3.43	0-1-2 3.76	3-0-0 4.36	2-1-0 5.97	1-1-1 4.76	1-1-1 4.70	2-1-0 5.51	—	0-1-2 3.14	1-2-0 4.49	0-0-3 3.58	2-1-0 4.52
Shelbourne	1-0-2 4.21	1-2-0 4.43	2-1-0 4.33	3-0-0 6.32	2-0-1 5.35	1-1-1 5.22	3-0-0 5.74	2-1-0 4.94	—	2-1-0 5.23	1-1-1 3.81	2-0-1 5.51
Sligo Rovers	1-2-0 3.35	1-1-1 3.46	1-2-0 3.85	2-1-0 5.62	1-1-1 4.37	0-2-1 4.45	2-0-1 4.86	0-2-1 3.57	0-1-2 2.87	—	1-1-1 3.07	1-1-1 4.39
St Patrick's Athletic	0-2-1 4.71	1-2-0 4.27	1-2-0 4.69	3-0-0 5.96	2-1-0 5.65	3-0-0 5.12	3-0-0 6.44	3-0-0 4.49	1-1-1 4.25	1-1-1 5.05	—	1-2-0 5.96
UC Dublin	1-1-1 2.80	1-1-1 2.63	1-1-1 2.69	1-2-0 5.16	1-1-1 3.39	1-1-1 3.54	1-1-1 4.60	0-1-2 3.55	1-0-2 2.62	1-1-1 3.67	0-2-1 2.21	—

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	0.78	+12.9
Allowed	0.70	-12.1
Differential	0.96	+8.1

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	9.60%	10.61%	5.56%	2.78%	—	0.76%	29.29%
1	10.61%	14.65%	9.09%	2.27%	0.51%	0.51%	37.63%
2	5.56%	9.09%	3.54%	1.26%	1.01%	0.25%	20.71%
3	2.78%	2.27%	1.26%	1.52%	0.51%	—	8.33%
4	—	0.51%	1.01%	0.51%	0.51%	—	2.53%
5+	0.76%	0.51%	0.25%	—	—	—	1.52%
Total	29.29%	37.63%	20.71%	8.33%	2.53%	1.52%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.22	1.22	+0.00
SD	1.16	1.16	1.58
CV	0.94	0.94	—
Max	8	8	+7
Min	0	0	-7

Games Played: 198

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	12.12%	3.03%	—	—	—	24.24%
1	15.15%	15.15%	9.09%	—	—	—	39.39%
2	9.09%	3.03%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	21.21%
3	—	—	—	3.03%	—	—	3.03%
4	—	—	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	9.09%
5+	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	33.33%	33.33%	24.24%	9.09%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.52	1.09	+0.42
SD	1.64	0.98	1.60
CV	1.08	0.90	—
Max	8	3	+7
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	6.06%	9.09%	—	—	—	—	15.15%
1	6.06%	18.18%	6.06%	3.03%	3.03%	—	36.36%
2	12.12%	15.15%	3.03%	—	3.03%	—	33.33%
3	3.03%	6.06%	—	3.03%	—	—	12.12%
4	—	—	—	—	3.03%	—	3.03%
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	27.27%	48.48%	9.09%	6.06%	9.09%	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.52	1.21	+0.30
SD	1.00	1.19	1.36
CV	0.66	0.98	—
Max	4	4	+3
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	12.12%	21.21%	3.03%	9.09%	—	—	45.45%
1	18.18%	15.15%	6.06%	—	—	—	39.39%
2	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	—	6.06%
3	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
4	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
5+	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	36.36%	42.42%	12.12%	9.09%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	0.88	0.94	-0.06
SD	1.19	0.93	1.68
CV	1.36	0.99	—
Max	5	3	+5
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	18.18%	9.09%	6.06%	—	3.03%	45.45%
1	3.03%	18.18%	18.18%	6.06%	3.03%	—	48.48%
2	3.03%	—	—	—	3.03%	—	6.06%
3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	15.15%	36.36%	27.27%	12.12%	6.06%	3.03%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	0.61	1.67	-1.06
SD	0.61	1.24	1.32
CV	1.01	0.74	—
Max	2	5	+2
Min	0	0	-5

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	12.12%	12.12%	9.09%	6.06%	—	—	39.39%
1	9.09%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	—	18.18%
2	3.03%	15.15%	3.03%	—	3.03%	3.03%	27.27%
3	3.03%	3.03%	—	6.06%	—	—	12.12%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	30.30%	36.36%	15.15%	12.12%	3.03%	3.03%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.24	1.30	-0.06
SD	1.28	1.29	1.75
CV	1.03	0.99	—
Max	5	5	+5
Min	0	0	-3

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	9.09%	12.12%	6.06%	—	—	—	27.27%
1	9.09%	3.03%	15.15%	3.03%	—	—	30.30%
2	9.09%	9.09%	9.09%	3.03%	3.03%	—	33.33%
3	—	3.03%	6.06%	—	—	—	9.09%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	27.27%	27.27%	36.36%	6.06%	3.03%	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.24	1.30	-0.06
SD	0.97	1.05	1.25
CV	0.78	0.80	—
Max	3	4	+2
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	3.03%	18.18%	9.09%	6.06%	—	3.03%	39.39%
1	3.03%	15.15%	18.18%	3.03%	—	3.03%	42.42%
2	—	9.09%	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	15.15%
3	—	—	—	—	3.03%	—	3.03%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	6.06%	42.42%	30.30%	12.12%	3.03%	6.06%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	0.82	1.91	-1.09
SD	0.81	1.53	1.65
CV	0.99	0.80	—
Max	3	8	+1
Min	0	0	-7

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	12.12%	6.06%	6.06%	—	—	—	24.24%
1	18.18%	12.12%	12.12%	3.03%	—	—	45.45%
2	3.03%	9.09%	6.06%	—	—	—	18.18%
3	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	—	—	9.09%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	—	3.03%	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	39.39%	30.30%	27.27%	3.03%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.24	0.94	+0.30
SD	1.12	0.90	1.36
CV	0.90	0.96	—
Max	5	3	+3
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	6.06%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	—	15.15%
1	15.15%	9.09%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	33.33%
2	9.09%	9.09%	3.03%	—	—	—	21.21%
3	6.06%	9.09%	9.09%	—	—	—	24.24%
4	—	—	—	—	3.03%	—	3.03%
5+	3.03%	—	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	39.39%	33.33%	21.21%	3.03%	3.03%	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.76	0.97	+0.79
SD	1.25	1.02	1.47
CV	0.71	1.05	—
Max	5	4	+5
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	6.06%	3.03%	9.09%	3.03%	—	3.03%	24.24%
1	3.03%	27.27%	3.03%	—	—	3.03%	36.36%
2	3.03%	12.12%	6.06%	—	—	—	21.21%
3	6.06%	—	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	12.12%
4	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	—	6.06%
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	18.18%	45.45%	21.21%	6.06%	3.03%	6.06%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.39	1.48	-0.09
SD	1.17	1.30	1.81
CV	0.84	0.88	—
Max	4	5	+3
Min	0	0	-5

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	15.15%	—	3.03%	—	—	—	18.18%
1	24.24%	15.15%	3.03%	—	—	—	42.42%
2	15.15%	9.09%	—	3.03%	—	—	27.27%
3	—	3.03%	—	3.03%	—	—	6.06%
4	—	—	3.03%	3.03%	—	—	6.06%
5+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	54.55%	27.27%	9.09%	9.09%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.39	0.73	+0.67
SD	1.06	0.98	0.99
CV	0.76	1.34	—
Max	4	3	+2
Min	0	0	-2

Games Played: 33

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0	1	2	3	4	5+	Total
0	15.15%	9.09%	6.06%	3.03%	—	—	33.33%
1	3.03%	21.21%	9.09%	6.06%	—	—	39.39%
2	—	15.15%	—	3.03%	—	—	18.18%
3	6.06%	—	—	—	—	—	6.06%
4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5+	—	3.03%	—	—	—	—	3.03%
Total	24.24%	48.48%	15.15%	12.12%	—	—	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	1.09	1.15	-0.06
SD	1.13	0.94	1.50
CV	1.03	0.82	—
Max	5	3	+4
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
St Patrick's Athletic	1100	68	57.38	+10.62	95.0%	43	46	52	58	62	68	75
Shelbourne	1097	67	55.29	+11.71	96.0%	41	44	51	55	59	65	72
Bohemian	1027	50	52.75	-2.75	34.0%	33	38	48	54	58	64	67
Cork City	1007	53	51.85	+1.15	60.0%	35	41	48	52	55	65	69
Shamrock Rovers	996	52	47.88	+4.12	77.0%	33	37	44	47	52	60	69
UC Dublin	950	39	38.49	+0.51	61.0%	22	28	34	39	43	50	55
Derry City	921	40	46.79	-6.79	17.0%	27	34	42	48	53	57	60
Finn Harps	916	43	41.15	+1.85	63.0%	23	30	37	40	45	52	56
Sligo Rovers	909	44	43.06	+0.94	57.0%	29	31	37	43	48	55	59
Dundalk	897	45	42.12	+2.88	67.0%	19	31	37	42	47	52	57
Kilkenny City	775	19	31.70	-12.70	3.0%	12	22	28	31	36	41	46
Drogheda United	765	15	27.37	-12.37	6.0%	7	15	23	27	32	40	51

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

+11.62%

Slight Edge

40.91%29.80%29.29%

Elo Value

Home Edge: 40.54 Elo pts.

247 Elo

0.004 goals per Elo point

0800

Scoring Tilt

Expected

+0.30 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

3.8

Open

123410

Champion Preseason Odds

39%

St Patrick's Athletic, 1st of 12

LongshotFavorite

Title Margin

Expected

0.03/gm

Photo Finish

00.140.5/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 5.47 * Some Luck: 5.47 to 8.2 * Lucky: 8.2 to 10.94 * Wild Swing: 10.94 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 1.34 * Close: 1.34 to 2.01 * Off: 2.01 to 2.68 * Way Off: 2.68 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

7.35 points

Some Luck

06.8417

Average Finish Error

Expected

0.83

Pinpoint

01.674

Biggest Overachiever

Expected 95.83%

96.00%

Shelbourne

50100

Biggest Underachiever

Expected 4.17%

3.00%

Kilkenny 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

0.19

Even

00.160.5

Noll-Scully

Elo SD: 107.24

2.17

Strong Separation

11.71.952.22.75

Interquartile Edge

65%

Even

50%68%76.5%100%

Best vs. Worst

Baseline

87%

Even

50%89%100%

Close Games

Expected

73%

Very Frequent

0%66%100%

Blowouts

Expected

10%

Rare

0%11%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

0.62

Predictable

00.622

Matchup Imbalance

0.33

Very Even

00.370.5

Strangeness

Expected

1.24

Wilder Than Modeled

01.002

Repeatability

0.06

Weak Carryover

00.360.560.691

Upset Rate

Expected

23%

Upset-Prone

0%23%50%

Clear Favorite Upset Rate

Expected

19%

As Expected

0%20%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 0.13 * Near Noise Ceiling: 0.13 to 0.19 * Above Noise: 0.19 to 0.26 * Well Above Noise: 0.26 and up.

Probability calibration

0.87

Excellent

0.010.050.10.51

Calibration slope

Ideal

1.05

Calibrated

0.51.001.5

Calibration error (ECE)

Noise ceiling

0.081

Well Within Noise

00.1290.3

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
St Patrick's Athletic	39.00%	25.00%	9.00%	9.00%	12.00%	1.00%	5.00%	—	—	—	—	—
Shelbourne	26.00%	21.00%	21.00%	12.00%	11.00%	5.00%	1.00%	—	3.00%	—	—	—
Cork City	8.00%	15.00%	19.00%	21.00%	8.00%	16.00%	3.00%	6.00%	3.00%	1.00%	—	—
Shamrock Rovers	5.00%	5.00%	11.00%	13.00%	11.00%	15.00%	21.00%	9.00%	2.00%	6.00%	2.00%	—
Bohemian	19.00%	20.00%	17.00%	13.00%	6.00%	10.00%	5.00%	3.00%	2.00%	3.00%	2.00%	—
Dundalk	—	—	4.00%	7.00%	10.00%	12.00%	12.00%	16.00%	19.00%	14.00%	4.00%	2.00%
Sligo Rovers	—	6.00%	3.00%	6.00%	11.00%	9.00%	15.00%	14.00%	16.00%	13.00%	3.00%	4.00%
Finn Harps	—	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	13.00%	8.00%	12.00%	19.00%	20.00%	10.00%	10.00%	2.00%
Derry City	3.00%	5.00%	12.00%	16.00%	12.00%	14.00%	10.00%	12.00%	7.00%	7.00%	2.00%	—
UC Dublin	—	1.00%	2.00%	1.00%	5.00%	8.00%	11.00%	16.00%	15.00%	20.00%	15.00%	6.00%
Kilkenny City	—	—	—	—	—	1.00%	2.00%	5.00%	9.00%	19.00%	34.00%	30.00%
Drogheda United	—	—	—	—	1.00%	1.00%	3.00%	—	4.00%	7.00%	28.00%	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	Qualified for relegation playoff	Direct relegation
Cork City	99.00%	1.00%	—
Shelbourne	100%	—	—
St Patrick's Athletic	100%	—	—
Bohemian	95.00%	3.00%	2.00%
Derry City	91.00%	7.00%	2.00%
Shamrock Rovers	92.00%	6.00%	2.00%
Dundalk	80.00%	14.00%	6.00%
Sligo Rovers	80.00%	13.00%	7.00%
Finn Harps	78.00%	10.00%	12.00%
UC Dublin	59.00%	20.00%	21.00%
Kilkenny City	17.00%	19.00%	64.00%
Drogheda United	9.00%	7.00%	84.00%

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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
1997-08-29	Derry City	D 0-0	46.4	978	993	38.20%	31.51%	30.29%	+0.11	-0.5	1
1997-08-29	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	46.4	993	978	30.29%	31.51%	38.20%	-0.11	+0.5	1
1997-08-30	Drogheda United	W 2-0	37.3	905	938	35.63%	31.60%	32.77%	+0.03	+21.2	3
1997-08-30	@ Finn Harps	L 0-2	37.3	938	905	32.77%	31.60%	35.63%	-0.03	-21.2	0
1997-08-30	Bohemian	D 2-2	56.9	935	970	35.20%	31.61%	33.19%	+0.02	-0.1	1
1997-08-30	@ Sligo Rovers	D 2-2	56.9	970	935	33.19%	31.61%	35.20%	-0.02	+0.1	1
1997-08-31	Dundalk	W 3-0	31.9	954	895	47.81%	30.32%	21.87%	+0.40	+22.7	3
1997-08-31	@ Cork City	L 0-3	31.9	895	954	21.87%	30.32%	47.81%	-0.40	-22.7	0
1997-08-31	Kilkenny City	W 2-1	46.7	962	993	35.86%	31.59%	32.55%	+0.04	+10.6	3
1997-08-31	@ Shelbourne	L 1-2	46.7	993	962	32.55%	31.59%	35.86%	-0.04	-10.6	0
1997-08-31	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-3	37.0	909	928	37.54%	31.54%	30.92%	+0.09	-33.9	0
1997-08-31	@ UC Dublin	W 3-0	37.0	928	909	30.92%	31.54%	37.54%	-0.09	+33.9	3
1997-09-04	UC Dublin	D 1-1	51.3	873	875	39.78%	31.41%	28.81%	+0.15	-0.7	1
1997-09-04	@ Dundalk	D 1-1	51.3	875	873	28.81%	31.41%	39.78%	-0.15	+0.7	1
1997-09-05	Finn Harps	W 4-2	43.4	970	926	45.94%	30.67%	23.40%	+0.34	+12.8	4
1997-09-05	@ Bohemian	L 2-4	43.4	926	970	23.40%	30.67%	45.94%	-0.34	-12.8	3
1997-09-05	St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-3	42.6	916	978	31.57%	31.57%	36.86%	-0.08	-17.9	0
1997-09-05	@ Drogheda United	W 3-1	42.6	978	916	36.86%	31.57%	31.57%	+0.08	+17.9	4
1997-09-06	Cork City	L 0-2	39.7	982	977	40.90%	31.32%	27.79%	+0.19	-24.8	0
1997-09-06	@ Kilkenny City	W 2-0	39.7	977	982	27.79%	31.32%	40.90%	-0.19	+24.8	6
1997-09-07	Shelbourne	D 2-2	57.0	993	972	42.95%	31.10%	25.95%	+0.25	-0.8	2
1997-09-07	@ Derry City	D 2-2	57.0	972	993	25.95%	31.10%	42.95%	-0.25	+0.8	4
1997-09-07	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.5	962	935	43.85%	30.98%	25.16%	+0.28	-1.2	4
1997-09-07	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	51.5	935	962	25.16%	30.98%	43.85%	-0.28	+1.2	2
1997-09-12	Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	51.4	983	961	43.13%	31.08%	25.79%	+0.25	-1.1	5
1997-09-12	@ Bohemian	D 1-1	51.4	961	983	25.79%	31.08%	43.13%	-0.25	+1.1	5
1997-09-13	St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-2	45.6	914	996	28.84%	31.41%	39.75%	-0.17	-9.7	3
1997-09-13	@ Finn Harps	W 2-1	45.6	996	914	39.75%	31.41%	28.84%	+0.17	+9.7	7
1997-09-13	Drogheda United	W 5-0	32.3	973	899	49.72%	29.90%	20.38%	+0.47	+34.5	7
1997-09-13	@ Shelbourne	L 0-5	32.3	899	973	20.38%	29.90%	49.72%	-0.47	-34.5	0
1997-09-13	Dundalk	D 3-3	60.8	936	872	48.43%	30.19%	21.38%	+0.42	-1.1	3
1997-09-13	@ Sligo Rovers	D 3-3	60.8	872	936	21.38%	30.19%	48.43%	-0.42	+1.1	2
1997-09-14	Derry City	W 2-0	35.6	1002	992	41.44%	31.27%	27.29%	+0.20	+18.6	9
1997-09-14	@ Cork City	L 0-2	35.6	992	1002	27.29%	31.27%	41.44%	-0.20	-18.6	2
1997-09-14	Kilkenny City	L 1-2	45.6	876	957	28.93%	31.42%	39.65%	-0.17	-9.7	1
1997-09-14	@ UC Dublin	W 2-1	45.6	957	876	39.65%	31.42%	28.93%	+0.17	+9.7	3
1997-09-18	Bohemian	D 2-2	57.0	873	982	25.58%	31.05%	43.37%	-0.28	+0.8	3
1997-09-18	@ Dundalk	D 2-2	57.0	982	873	43.37%	31.05%	25.58%	+0.28	-0.8	6
1997-09-19	Shelbourne	L 2-3	53.6	1005	1008	39.85%	31.40%	28.75%	+0.15	-11.6	7
1997-09-19	@ St Patrick's Athletic	W 3-2	53.6	1008	1005	28.75%	31.40%	39.85%	-0.15	+11.5	10
1997-09-20	UC Dublin	D 1-1	52.1	974	866	53.50%	28.87%	17.63%	+0.60	-2.4	3
1997-09-20	@ Derry City	D 1-1	52.1	866	974	17.63%	28.87%	53.50%	-0.60	+2.4	2
1997-09-20	Cork City	L 1-2	42.7	864	1020	20.70%	30.00%	49.30%	-0.47	-7.5	0
1997-09-20	@ Drogheda United	W 2-1	42.7	1020	864	49.30%	30.00%	20.70%	+0.47	+7.5	12
1997-09-20	Sligo Rovers	L 0-1	44.4	967	935	44.48%	30.90%	24.63%	+0.30	-14.1	3
1997-09-20	@ Kilkenny City	W 1-0	44.4	935	967	24.63%	30.90%	44.48%	-0.30	+14.1	6
1997-09-21	Finn Harps	W 2-1	43.2	962	904	47.72%	30.33%	21.94%	+0.40	+7.8	8
1997-09-21	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 1-2	43.2	904	962	21.94%	30.33%	47.72%	-0.40	-7.8	3
1997-09-26	Kilkenny City	W 8-1	36.6	981	953	43.92%	30.97%	25.11%	+0.28	+46.2	9
1997-09-26	@ Bohemian	L 1-8	36.6	953	981	25.11%	30.97%	43.92%	-0.28	-46.2	3
1997-09-26	Dundalk	L 1-2	51.9	970	874	52.23%	29.25%	18.52%	+0.55	-15.1	8
1997-09-26	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 2-1	51.9	874	970	18.52%	29.25%	52.23%	-0.55	+15.1	6
1997-09-27	Shelbourne	W 3-1	46.4	896	1019	24.01%	30.78%	45.21%	-0.33	+23.2	6
1997-09-27	@ Finn Harps	L 1-3	46.4	1019	896	45.21%	30.78%	24.01%	+0.33	-23.2	10
1997-09-27	Derry City	W 3-0	35.1	949	971	37.04%	31.56%	31.40%	+0.07	+29.9	9
1997-09-27	@ Sligo Rovers	L 0-3	35.1	971	949	31.40%	31.56%	37.04%	-0.07	-29.9	3
1997-09-28	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	44.5	1028	994	44.68%	30.87%	24.45%	+0.30	-14.1	12
1997-09-28	@ Cork City	W 1-0	44.5	994	1028	24.45%	30.87%	44.68%	-0.30	+14.1	10
1997-09-28	Drogheda United	W 3-0	33.7	869	857	41.82%	31.23%	26.96%	+0.21	+26.8	5
1997-09-28	@ UC Dublin	L 0-3	33.7	857	869	26.96%	31.23%	41.82%	-0.21	-26.8	0
1997-10-02	Finn Harps	W 2-0	37.2	889	919	35.92%	31.59%	32.48%	+0.04	+21.1	9
1997-10-02	@ Dundalk	L 0-2	37.2	919	889	32.48%	31.59%	35.92%	-0.04	-21.1	6
1997-10-03	Sligo Rovers	L 2-4	42.6	830	979	21.40%	30.19%	48.40%	-0.44	-11.9	0
1997-10-03	@ Drogheda United	W 4-2	42.6	979	830	48.40%	30.19%	21.40%	+0.44	+11.9	12
1997-10-03	Cork City	W 3-1	42.3	996	1014	37.73%	31.53%	30.74%	+0.09	+17.6	13
1997-10-03	@ Shelbourne	L 1-3	42.3	1014	996	30.74%	31.53%	37.73%	-0.09	-17.6	12
1997-10-04	Bohemian	W 1-0	43.3	941	1027	28.34%	31.37%	40.29%	-0.18	+13.0	6
1997-10-04	@ Derry City	L 0-1	43.3	1027	941	40.29%	31.37%	28.34%	+0.18	-13.0	9
1997-10-04	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-2	47.0	907	955	33.41%	31.61%	34.98%	-0.03	-10.8	3
1997-10-04	@ Kilkenny City	W 2-1	47.0	955	907	34.98%	31.61%	33.41%	+0.03	+10.8	11
1997-10-05	UC Dublin	D 1-1	52.1	1008	896	54.05%	28.70%	17.25%	+0.62	-2.5	11
1997-10-05	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	52.1	896	1008	17.25%	28.70%	54.05%	-0.62	+2.5	6
1997-10-09	Kilkenny City	W 3-0	33.6	910	896	42.05%	31.20%	26.75%	+0.22	+26.6	12
1997-10-09	@ Dundalk	L 0-3	33.6	896	910	26.75%	31.20%	42.05%	-0.22	-26.6	3
1997-10-10	Derry City	W 1-0	39.3	966	954	41.69%	31.24%	27.07%	+0.21	+9.8	14
1997-10-10	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	39.3	954	966	27.07%	31.24%	41.69%	-0.21	-9.8	6
1997-10-12	Drogheda United	D 1-1	53.2	1014	818	62.71%	25.24%	12.05%	+0.96	-3.6	10
1997-10-12	@ Bohemian	D 1-1	53.2	818	1014	12.05%	25.24%	62.71%	-0.96	+3.6	1
1997-10-12	Cork City	W 2-1	49.4	898	996	26.88%	31.22%	41.90%	-0.23	+12.6	9
1997-10-12	@ Finn Harps	L 1-2	49.4	996	898	41.90%	31.22%	26.88%	+0.23	-12.6	12
1997-10-12	St Patrick's Athletic	L 3-4	55.5	991	1005	38.12%	31.51%	30.37%	+0.10	-10.9	12
1997-10-12	@ Sligo Rovers	W 4-3	55.5	1005	991	30.37%	31.51%	38.12%	-0.10	+10.9	14
1997-10-12	Shelbourne	W 2-1	50.0	898	1014	24.85%	30.93%	44.22%	-0.30	+13.2	9
1997-10-12	@ UC Dublin	L 1-2	50.0	1014	898	44.22%	30.93%	24.85%	+0.30	-13.2	13
1997-10-17	Shamrock Rovers	L 1-3	38.9	822	975	20.92%	30.06%	49.02%	-0.46	-13.1	1
1997-10-17	@ Drogheda United	W 3-1	38.9	975	822	49.02%	30.06%	20.92%	+0.46	+13.1	17
1997-10-17	Sligo Rovers	W 3-0	33.4	1000	980	42.96%	31.10%	25.94%	+0.25	+26.0	16
1997-10-17	@ Shelbourne	L 0-3	33.4	980	1000	25.94%	31.10%	42.96%	-0.25	-26.0	12
1997-10-18	Dundalk	L 1-2	49.2	945	937	41.25%	31.28%	27.46%	+0.20	-12.5	6
1997-10-18	@ Derry City	W 2-1	49.2	937	945	27.46%	31.28%	41.25%	-0.20	+12.5	15
1997-10-18	Finn Harps	L 2-3	52.0	869	911	34.35%	31.61%	34.04%	+0.00	-10.4	3
1997-10-18	@ Kilkenny City	W 3-2	52.0	911	869	34.04%	31.61%	34.35%	+0.00	+10.4	12
1997-10-18	Bohemian	D 0-0	46.5	1016	1011	40.93%	31.31%	27.76%	+0.19	-0.9	15
1997-10-18	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	46.5	1011	1016	27.76%	31.31%	40.93%	-0.19	+0.9	11
1997-10-19	UC Dublin	W 1-0	37.0	983	911	49.43%	29.97%	20.60%	+0.46	+7.9	15
1997-10-19	@ Cork City	L 0-1	37.0	911	983	20.60%	29.97%	49.43%	-0.46	-7.9	9
1997-10-23	Drogheda United	D 1-1	52.5	949	808	57.12%	27.64%	15.25%	+0.73	-2.9	16
1997-10-23	@ Dundalk	D 1-1	52.5	808	949	15.25%	27.64%	57.12%	-0.73	+2.9	2
1997-10-24	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	42.2	988	1015	36.43%	31.58%	31.99%	+0.06	-12.1	17
1997-10-24	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 1-0	42.2	1015	988	31.99%	31.58%	36.43%	-0.06	+12.1	18
1997-10-25	UC Dublin	W 1-0	39.0	921	903	42.58%	31.14%	26.28%	+0.24	+9.6	15
1997-10-25	@ Finn Harps	L 0-1	39.0	903	921	26.28%	31.14%	42.58%	-0.24	-9.6	9
1997-10-25	Derry City	L 0-5	35.7	859	932	30.00%	31.49%	38.51%	-0.13	-46.6	3
1997-10-25	@ Kilkenny City	W 5-0	35.7	932	859	38.51%	31.49%	30.00%	+0.13	+46.6	9
1997-10-25	Cork City	L 0-2	38.0	954	991	34.88%	31.61%	33.51%	+0.01	-22.1	12
1997-10-25	@ Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	38.0	991	954	33.51%	31.61%	34.88%	-0.01	+22.1	18
1997-10-26	Shelbourne	W 1-0	40.4	1012	1026	38.13%	31.51%	30.36%	+0.10	+10.7	14
1997-10-26	@ Bohemian	L 0-1	40.4	1026	1012	30.36%	31.51%	38.13%	-0.10	-10.7	16
1997-10-31	Kilkenny City	D 0-0	46.5	811	812	40.02%	31.39%	28.59%	+0.16	-0.8	3
1997-10-31	@ Drogheda United	D 0-0	46.5	812	811	28.59%	31.39%	40.02%	-0.16	+0.8	4
1997-10-31	Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	51.5	1016	976	45.37%	30.76%	23.87%	+0.32	-1.4	17
1997-10-31	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	51.5	976	1016	23.87%	30.76%	45.37%	-0.32	+1.4	18
1997-11-01	Finn Harps	W 1-0	37.9	979	931	46.44%	30.58%	22.98%	+0.36	+8.6	12
1997-11-01	@ Derry City	L 0-1	37.9	931	979	22.98%	30.58%	46.44%	-0.36	-8.6	15
1997-11-02	Bohemian	D 1-1	51.3	1014	1022	38.96%	31.47%	29.58%	+0.13	-0.6	19
1997-11-02	@ Cork City	D 1-1	51.3	1022	1014	29.58%	31.47%	38.96%	-0.13	+0.6	15
1997-11-02	Dundalk	W 1-0	36.7	1027	946	50.51%	29.71%	19.78%	+0.49	+7.6	21
1997-11-02	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	36.7	946	1027	19.78%	29.71%	50.51%	-0.49	-7.6	16
1997-11-02	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.3	894	931	34.90%	31.61%	33.49%	+0.01	-0.1	10
1997-11-02	@ UC Dublin	D 1-1	51.3	931	894	33.49%	31.61%	34.90%	-0.01	+0.1	13
1997-11-06	Shelbourne	L 0-1	40.2	939	1014	29.64%	31.47%	38.89%	-0.14	-10.5	16
1997-11-06	@ Dundalk	W 1-0	40.2	1014	939	38.89%	31.47%	29.64%	+0.14	+10.5	20
1997-11-07	UC Dublin	D 0-0	47.5	1023	894	55.90%	28.08%	16.02%	+0.69	-3.1	16
1997-11-07	@ Bohemian	D 0-0	47.5	894	1023	16.02%	28.08%	55.90%	-0.69	+3.1	11
1997-11-08	Drogheda United	W 4-1	32.8	987	811	60.81%	26.12%	13.08%	+0.88	+11.8	15
1997-11-08	@ Derry City	L 1-4	32.8	811	987	13.08%	26.12%	60.81%	-0.88	-11.8	3
1997-11-08	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	31.0	813	1035	15.50%	27.79%	56.71%	-0.74	-11.5	4
1997-11-08	@ Kilkenny City	W 2-0	31.0	1035	813	56.71%	27.79%	15.50%	+0.74	+11.5	24
1997-11-08	Finn Harps	D 2-2	57.0	932	922	41.43%	31.27%	27.31%	+0.20	-0.7	14
1997-11-08	@ Sligo Rovers	D 2-2	57.0	922	932	27.31%	31.27%	41.43%	-0.20	+0.7	16
1997-11-09	Cork City	L 1-3	43.7	978	1013	35.25%	31.60%	33.15%	+0.02	-19.3	18
1997-11-09	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 3-1	43.7	1013	978	33.15%	31.60%	35.25%	-0.02	+19.3	22
1997-11-14	Derry City	L 0-1	35.5	799	999	17.02%	28.59%	54.39%	-0.65	-6.6	3
1997-11-14	@ Drogheda United	W 1-0	35.5	999	799	54.39%	28.59%	17.02%	+0.65	+6.7	18
1997-11-14	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.3	923	931	39.08%	31.46%	29.47%	+0.13	-0.6	17
1997-11-14	@ Finn Harps	D 1-1	51.3	931	923	29.47%	31.46%	39.08%	-0.13	+0.6	15
1997-11-14	Dundalk	W 2-0	32.3	1025	928	52.31%	29.23%	18.47%	+0.56	+13.5	23
1997-11-14	@ Shelbourne	L 0-2	32.3	928	1025	18.47%	29.23%	52.31%	-0.56	-13.5	16
1997-11-14	Kilkenny City	W 1-0	31.7	1047	802	67.19%	22.94%	9.87%	+1.16	+3.7	27
1997-11-14	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	31.7	802	1047	9.87%	22.94%	67.19%	-1.16	-3.7	4
1997-11-16	Shamrock Rovers	W 2-1	42.6	1032	958	49.63%	29.92%	20.45%	+0.46	+7.4	25
1997-11-16	@ Cork City	L 1-2	42.6	958	1032	20.45%	29.92%	49.63%	-0.46	-7.4	18
1997-11-16	Bohemian	W 2-1	50.3	897	1020	24.02%	30.79%	45.19%	-0.33	+13.4	14
1997-11-16	@ UC Dublin	L 1-2	50.3	1020	897	45.19%	30.79%	24.02%	+0.33	-13.4	16
1997-11-21	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.8	1006	931	49.76%	29.89%	20.35%	+0.47	-1.9	17
1997-11-21	@ Bohemian	D 1-1	51.8	931	1006	20.35%	29.89%	49.76%	-0.47	+1.9	16
1997-11-21	Finn Harps	L 0-2	34.2	792	922	23.26%	30.64%	46.10%	-0.36	-16.5	3
1997-11-21	@ Drogheda United	W 2-0	34.2	922	792	46.10%	30.64%	23.26%	+0.36	+16.5	20
1997-11-21	UC Dublin	W 2-0	34.4	951	910	45.56%	30.73%	23.71%	+0.33	+16.7	21
1997-11-21	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-2	34.4	910	951	23.71%	30.73%	45.56%	-0.33	-16.7	14
1997-11-22	St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	51.3	1006	1050	33.91%	31.61%	34.48%	-0.02	+0.0	19
1997-11-22	@ Derry City	D 1-1	51.3	1050	1006	34.48%	31.61%	33.91%	+0.02	-0.0	28
1997-11-22	Shelbourne	L 1-3	36.0	798	1038	14.32%	27.04%	58.64%	-0.81	-9.2	4
1997-11-22	@ Kilkenny City	W 3-1	36.0	1038	798	58.64%	27.04%	14.32%	+0.81	+9.2	26
1997-11-23	Cork City	W 1-0	44.7	915	1040	23.80%	30.75%	45.45%	-0.34	+14.3	19
1997-11-23	@ Dundalk	L 0-1	44.7	1040	915	45.45%	30.75%	23.80%	+0.34	-14.3	25
1997-11-28	Derry City	W 1-0	38.1	1048	1006	45.67%	30.71%	23.62%	+0.33	+8.8	29
1997-11-28	@ Shelbourne	L 0-1	38.1	1006	1048	23.62%	30.71%	45.67%	-0.33	-8.8	19
1997-11-28	Drogheda United	W 2-0	27.1	1050	776	69.78%	21.48%	8.74%	+1.28	+6.1	31
1997-11-28	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	27.1	776	1050	8.74%	21.48%	69.78%	-1.28	-6.1	3
1997-11-29	Bohemian	W 3-2	52.9	939	1004	30.97%	31.54%	37.49%	-0.10	+11.1	23
1997-11-29	@ Finn Harps	L 2-3	52.9	1004	939	37.49%	31.54%	30.97%	+0.10	-11.1	17
1997-11-29	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	41.9	933	968	35.37%	31.60%	33.02%	+0.03	-11.9	16
1997-11-29	@ Sligo Rovers	W 1-0	41.9	968	933	33.02%	31.60%	35.37%	-0.03	+11.9	24
1997-11-30	Kilkenny City	W 1-0	31.9	1025	789	66.45%	23.34%	10.21%	+1.12	+3.9	28
1997-11-30	@ Cork City	L 0-1	31.9	789	1025	10.21%	23.34%	66.45%	-1.12	-3.9	4
1997-11-30	Dundalk	L 1-3	43.7	893	929	35.22%	31.61%	33.17%	+0.02	-19.3	14
1997-11-30	@ UC Dublin	W 3-1	43.7	929	893	33.17%	31.61%	35.22%	-0.02	+19.3	22
1997-12-04	Sligo Rovers	W 5-0	34.1	948	922	43.72%	31.00%	25.28%	+0.27	+41.1	25
1997-12-04	@ Dundalk	L 0-5	34.1	922	948	25.28%	31.00%	43.72%	-0.27	-41.1	16
1997-12-05	Shelbourne	L 0-1	32.9	770	1056	11.78%	24.99%	63.23%	-1.00	-4.6	3
1997-12-05	@ Drogheda United	W 1-0	32.9	1056	770	63.23%	24.99%	11.78%	+1.00	+4.6	32
1997-12-05	Bohemian	W 2-1	46.0	980	993	38.26%	31.51%	30.23%	+0.11	+10.0	27
1997-12-05	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 1-2	46.0	993	980	30.23%	31.51%	38.26%	-0.11	-10.0	17
1997-12-05	Finn Harps	W 1-0	35.8	1056	950	53.41%	28.90%	17.69%	+0.60	+6.9	34
1997-12-05	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	35.8	950	1056	17.69%	28.90%	53.41%	-0.60	-6.9	23
1997-12-06	UC Dublin	D 1-1	51.4	785	874	27.94%	31.33%	40.73%	-0.20	+0.8	5
1997-12-06	@ Kilkenny City	D 1-1	51.4	874	785	40.73%	31.33%	27.94%	+0.20	-0.8	15
1997-12-07	Cork City	D 1-1	51.3	997	1029	35.67%	31.60%	32.73%	+0.03	-0.2	20
1997-12-07	@ Derry City	D 1-1	51.3	1029	997	32.73%	31.60%	35.67%	-0.03	+0.2	29
1997-12-12	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	39.4	1061	1063	39.86%	31.40%	28.74%	+0.16	-24.4	32
1997-12-12	@ Shelbourne	W 2-0	39.4	1063	1061	28.74%	31.40%	39.86%	-0.16	+24.4	37
1997-12-13	Shamrock Rovers	W 2-1	47.4	943	990	33.60%	31.61%	34.79%	-0.02	+11.1	26
1997-12-13	@ Finn Harps	L 1-2	47.4	990	943	34.79%	31.61%	33.60%	+0.02	-11.1	27
1997-12-13	Kilkenny City	W 2-0	32.4	880	786	52.07%	29.29%	18.64%	+0.55	+13.6	19
1997-12-13	@ Sligo Rovers	L 0-2	32.4	786	880	18.64%	29.29%	52.07%	-0.55	-13.6	5
1997-12-14	Dundalk	W 2-0	36.2	983	989	39.37%	31.44%	29.19%	+0.14	+19.6	20
1997-12-14	@ Bohemian	L 0-2	36.2	989	983	29.19%	31.44%	39.37%	-0.14	-19.5	25
1997-12-14	Drogheda United	D 1-1	54.2	1029	765	68.90%	21.98%	9.12%	+1.24	-4.2	30
1997-12-14	@ Cork City	D 1-1	54.2	765	1029	9.12%	21.98%	68.90%	-1.24	+4.2	4
1997-12-14	Derry City	L 1-2	43.9	873	997	23.98%	30.78%	45.24%	-0.34	-8.4	15
1997-12-14	@ UC Dublin	W 2-1	43.9	997	873	45.24%	30.78%	23.98%	+0.34	+8.4	23
1997-12-18	Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	46.4	970	979	38.95%	31.47%	29.59%	+0.13	-0.6	26
1997-12-18	@ Dundalk	D 0-0	46.4	979	970	29.59%	31.47%	38.95%	-0.13	+0.7	28
1997-12-19	Finn Harps	W 3-2	47.0	1037	954	50.67%	29.67%	19.67%	+0.50	+6.8	35
1997-12-19	@ Shelbourne	L 2-3	47.0	954	1037	19.67%	29.67%	50.67%	-0.50	-6.8	26
1997-12-19	Cork City	D 3-3	60.8	1088	1025	48.25%	30.23%	21.52%	+0.42	-1.1	38
1997-12-19	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 3-3	60.8	1025	1088	21.52%	30.23%	48.25%	-0.42	+1.1	31
1997-12-20	Sligo Rovers	D 0-0	47.3	1005	894	53.92%	28.74%	17.34%	+0.61	-2.8	24
1997-12-20	@ Derry City	D 0-0	47.3	894	1005	17.34%	28.74%	53.92%	-0.61	+2.8	20
1997-12-26	Derry City	W 1-0	39.8	1003	1002	40.23%	31.37%	28.39%	+0.17	+10.2	23
1997-12-26	@ Bohemian	L 0-1	39.8	1002	1003	28.39%	31.37%	40.23%	-0.17	-10.2	24
1997-12-27	Dundalk	L 0-1	42.4	947	969	37.14%	31.56%	31.30%	+0.08	-12.3	26
1997-12-27	@ Finn Harps	W 1-0	42.4	969	947	31.30%	31.56%	37.14%	-0.08	+12.3	29
1997-12-27	Drogheda United	W 2-1	40.8	897	769	55.73%	28.14%	16.13%	+0.68	+6.0	23
1997-12-27	@ Sligo Rovers	L 1-2	40.8	769	897	16.13%	28.14%	55.73%	-0.68	-6.0	4
1997-12-28	Shelbourne	D 4-4	61.9	1026	1043	37.80%	31.53%	30.67%	+0.09	-0.2	32
1997-12-28	@ Cork City	D 4-4	61.9	1043	1026	30.67%	31.53%	37.80%	-0.09	+0.2	36
1997-12-28	Kilkenny City	W 1-0	32.7	979	772	63.73%	24.74%	11.53%	+1.00	+4.4	31
1997-12-28	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	32.7	772	979	11.53%	24.74%	63.73%	-1.00	-4.4	5
1997-12-28	St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	52.4	865	1087	15.52%	27.80%	56.68%	-0.73	+2.8	16
1997-12-28	@ UC Dublin	D 1-1	52.4	1087	865	56.68%	27.80%	15.52%	+0.73	-2.8	39
1998-01-02	Bohemian	L 0-1	33.9	763	1013	13.76%	26.64%	59.60%	-0.85	-5.4	4
1998-01-02	@ Drogheda United	W 1-0	33.9	1013	763	59.60%	26.64%	13.76%	+0.85	+5.4	26
1998-01-02	UC Dublin	W 3-1	35.4	1044	868	60.71%	26.16%	13.13%	+0.88	+8.4	39
1998-01-02	@ Shelbourne	L 1-3	35.4	868	1044	13.13%	26.16%	60.71%	-0.88	-8.4	16
1998-01-02	Sligo Rovers	L 1-2	53.6	1084	903	61.20%	25.94%	12.86%	+0.90	-17.1	39
1998-01-02	@ St Patrick's Athletic	W 2-1	53.6	903	1084	12.86%	25.94%	61.20%	-0.90	+17.1	26
1998-01-03	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	43.6	992	984	41.34%	31.27%	27.38%	+0.20	-13.3	24
1998-01-03	@ Derry City	W 1-0	43.6	984	992	27.38%	31.27%	41.34%	-0.20	+13.3	34
1998-01-15	Derry City	L 0-1	43.4	981	979	40.48%	31.35%	28.17%	+0.17	-13.1	29
1998-01-15	@ Dundalk	W 1-0	43.4	979	981	28.17%	31.35%	40.48%	-0.17	+13.1	27
1998-01-16	St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	46.4	1018	1067	33.41%	31.61%	34.99%	-0.03	+0.1	27
1998-01-16	@ Bohemian	D 0-0	46.4	1067	1018	34.99%	31.61%	33.41%	+0.03	-0.1	40
1998-01-17	Kilkenny City	W 2-1	39.5	935	768	59.85%	26.53%	13.61%	+0.84	+5.0	29
1998-01-17	@ Finn Harps	L 1-2	39.5	768	935	13.61%	26.53%	59.85%	-0.84	-5.0	5
1998-01-17	Shelbourne	D 1-1	51.6	920	1052	23.08%	30.60%	46.33%	-0.37	+1.5	27
1998-01-17	@ Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.6	1052	920	46.33%	30.60%	23.08%	+0.37	-1.5	40
1998-01-18	Cork City	D 0-0	47.0	859	1026	19.76%	29.70%	50.54%	-0.51	+2.3	17
1998-01-18	@ UC Dublin	D 0-0	47.0	1026	859	50.54%	29.70%	19.76%	+0.51	-2.3	33
1998-01-23	Dundalk	W 1-0	46.9	758	968	16.30%	28.23%	55.47%	-0.69	+16.8	7
1998-01-23	@ Drogheda United	L 0-1	46.9	968	758	55.47%	28.23%	16.30%	+0.69	-16.8	29
1998-01-23	Bohemian	L 0-1	44.4	1050	1019	44.41%	30.91%	24.69%	+0.29	-14.0	40
1998-01-23	@ Shelbourne	W 1-0	44.4	1019	1050	24.69%	30.91%	44.41%	-0.29	+14.0	30
1998-01-24	Kilkenny City	D 1-1	53.6	992	763	65.81%	23.68%	10.51%	+1.09	-3.9	28
1998-01-24	@ Derry City	D 1-1	53.6	763	992	10.51%	23.68%	65.81%	-1.09	+3.9	6
1998-01-25	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	52.0	1024	922	52.93%	29.05%	18.03%	+0.58	-2.4	34
1998-01-25	@ Cork City	D 1-1	52.0	922	1024	18.03%	29.05%	52.93%	-0.58	+2.4	28
1998-01-25	Shamrock Rovers	W 2-0	33.3	1066	997	49.11%	30.04%	20.85%	+0.45	+15.0	43
1998-01-25	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	33.3	997	1066	20.85%	30.04%	49.11%	-0.45	-15.0	34
1998-01-25	Finn Harps	D 0-0	46.4	862	940	29.32%	31.45%	39.23%	-0.15	+0.7	18
1998-01-25	@ UC Dublin	D 0-0	46.4	940	862	39.23%	31.45%	29.32%	+0.15	-0.7	30
1998-01-28	UC Dublin	D 0-0	46.5	775	862	28.13%	31.35%	40.52%	-0.19	+0.9	8
1998-01-28	@ Drogheda United	D 0-0	46.5	862	775	40.52%	31.35%	28.13%	+0.19	-0.9	19
1998-01-29	St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	46.7	951	1081	23.28%	30.64%	46.08%	-0.36	+1.6	30
1998-01-29	@ Dundalk	D 0-0	46.7	1081	951	46.08%	30.64%	23.28%	+0.36	-1.7	44
1998-01-30	Shelbourne	L 0-2	37.3	982	1036	32.49%	31.59%	35.91%	-0.06	-21.1	34
1998-01-30	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 2-0	37.3	1036	982	35.91%	31.59%	32.49%	+0.06	+21.1	43
1998-01-31	Derry City	W 1-0	41.8	939	988	33.28%	31.61%	35.11%	-0.03	+11.8	33
1998-01-31	@ Finn Harps	L 0-1	41.8	988	939	35.11%	31.61%	33.28%	+0.03	-11.8	28
1998-01-31	Drogheda United	W 2-1	45.8	767	776	38.94%	31.47%	29.60%	+0.13	+9.9	9
1998-01-31	@ Kilkenny City	L 1-2	45.8	776	767	29.60%	31.47%	38.94%	-0.13	-9.9	8
1998-01-31	UC Dublin	W 2-1	43.0	924	862	48.24%	30.23%	21.53%	+0.42	+7.7	31
1998-01-31	@ Sligo Rovers	L 1-2	43.0	862	924	21.53%	30.23%	48.24%	-0.42	-7.7	19
1998-02-01	Cork City	W 4-2	44.7	1033	1021	41.69%	31.24%	27.07%	+0.21	+14.3	33
1998-02-01	@ Bohemian	L 2-4	44.7	1021	1033	27.07%	31.24%	41.69%	-0.21	-14.3	34
1998-02-07	Bohemian	D 1-1	53.0	776	1047	12.61%	25.73%	61.66%	-0.93	+3.4	10
1998-02-07	@ Kilkenny City	D 1-1	53.0	1047	776	61.66%	25.73%	12.61%	+0.93	-3.5	34
1998-02-12	Kilkenny City	W 3-0	25.2	1058	780	70.04%	21.33%	8.64%	+1.29	+8.7	46
1998-02-12	@ Shelbourne	L 0-3	25.2	780	1058	8.64%	21.33%	70.04%	-1.29	-8.7	10
1998-02-13	Derry City	W 1-0	35.9	1080	976	53.07%	29.00%	17.93%	+0.58	+7.0	47
1998-02-13	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	35.9	976	1080	17.93%	29.00%	53.07%	-0.58	-7.0	28
1998-02-14	Drogheda United	W 1-0	33.3	951	766	61.65%	25.74%	12.61%	+0.92	+4.9	36
1998-02-14	@ Finn Harps	L 0-1	33.3	766	951	12.61%	25.74%	61.65%	-0.92	-4.9	8
1998-02-14	Bohemian	W 2-1	49.9	932	1044	25.25%	31.00%	43.75%	-0.29	+13.1	34
1998-02-14	@ Sligo Rovers	L 1-2	49.9	1044	932	43.75%	31.00%	25.25%	+0.29	-13.1	34
1998-02-15	Dundalk	D 0-0	46.8	1007	953	47.21%	30.44%	22.36%	+0.38	-1.8	35
1998-02-15	@ Cork City	D 0-0	46.8	953	1007	22.36%	30.44%	47.21%	-0.38	+1.8	31
1998-02-15	Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	46.6	854	961	25.81%	31.08%	43.11%	-0.27	+1.2	20
1998-02-15	@ UC Dublin	D 0-0	46.6	961	854	43.11%	31.08%	25.81%	+0.27	-1.2	35
1998-02-17	Drogheda United	D 0-0	48.3	960	761	62.95%	25.12%	11.93%	+0.97	-4.0	36
1998-02-17	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	48.3	761	960	11.93%	25.12%	62.95%	-0.97	+4.0	9
1998-02-19	UC Dublin	L 1-2	52.0	955	855	52.66%	29.12%	18.21%	+0.57	-15.2	31
1998-02-19	@ Dundalk	W 2-1	52.0	855	955	18.21%	29.12%	52.66%	-0.57	+15.2	23
1998-02-20	St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-2	37.5	765	1087	10.19%	23.32%	66.49%	-1.14	-3.6	9
1998-02-20	@ Drogheda United	W 2-1	37.5	1087	765	66.49%	23.32%	10.19%	+1.14	+3.6	50
1998-02-20	Sligo Rovers	D 0-0	46.5	956	945	41.64%	31.24%	27.11%	+0.21	-1.0	37
1998-02-20	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 0-0	46.5	945	956	27.11%	31.24%	41.64%	-0.21	+1.0	35
1998-02-21	Shelbourne	L 1-2	45.0	969	1066	27.01%	31.23%	41.76%	-0.23	-9.2	28
1998-02-21	@ Derry City	W 2-1	45.0	1066	969	41.76%	31.23%	27.01%	+0.23	+9.2	49
1998-02-21	Cork City	L 1-2	40.1	771	1005	14.71%	27.30%	57.98%	-0.78	-5.5	10
1998-02-21	@ Kilkenny City	W 2-1	40.1	1005	771	57.98%	27.30%	14.71%	+0.78	+5.4	38
1998-02-22	Finn Harps	W 1-0	36.9	1030	956	49.70%	29.90%	20.39%	+0.47	+7.8	37
1998-02-22	@ Bohemian	L 0-1	36.9	956	1030	20.39%	29.90%	49.70%	-0.47	-7.8	36
1998-02-27	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	46.0	1038	955	50.80%	29.63%	19.57%	+0.50	-15.6	37
1998-02-27	@ Bohemian	W 1-0	46.0	955	1038	19.57%	29.63%	50.80%	-0.50	+15.6	40
1998-02-28	Drogheda United	W 1-0	29.9	1075	761	73.04%	19.53%	7.43%	+1.44	+2.6	52
1998-02-28	@ Shelbourne	L 0-1	29.9	761	1075	7.43%	19.53%	73.04%	-1.44	-2.6	9
1998-02-28	Dundalk	W 3-0	33.9	946	940	40.98%	31.31%	27.71%	+0.19	+27.3	38
1998-02-28	@ Sligo Rovers	L 0-3	33.9	940	946	27.71%	31.31%	40.98%	-0.19	-27.3	31
1998-03-01	Derry City	L 0-1	45.0	1011	960	46.78%	30.52%	22.71%	+0.37	-14.6	38
1998-03-01	@ Cork City	W 1-0	45.0	960	1011	22.71%	30.52%	46.78%	-0.37	+14.6	31
1998-03-01	Kilkenny City	W 1-0	35.9	870	766	53.17%	28.97%	17.85%	+0.59	+7.0	26
1998-03-01	@ UC Dublin	L 0-1	35.9	766	870	17.85%	28.97%	53.17%	-0.59	-7.0	10
1998-03-12	Bohemian	D 3-3	60.6	912	1023	25.44%	31.03%	43.53%	-0.28	+0.7	32
1998-03-12	@ Dundalk	D 3-3	60.6	1023	912	43.53%	31.03%	25.44%	+0.28	-0.7	38
1998-03-13	Finn Harps	D 2-2	57.0	970	948	43.12%	31.08%	25.80%	+0.25	-0.8	41
1998-03-13	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 2-2	57.0	948	970	25.80%	31.08%	43.12%	-0.25	+0.8	37
1998-03-13	Shelbourne	D 0-0	46.5	1090	1078	41.84%	31.22%	26.93%	+0.21	-1.0	51
1998-03-13	@ St Patrick's Athletic	D 0-0	46.5	1078	1090	26.93%	31.22%	41.84%	-0.21	+1.1	53
1998-03-14	UC Dublin	L 0-3	40.7	975	877	52.41%	29.20%	18.40%	+0.56	-43.9	31
1998-03-14	@ Derry City	W 3-0	40.7	877	975	18.40%	29.20%	52.41%	-0.56	+43.9	29
1998-03-14	Cork City	L 1-2	40.0	759	996	14.49%	27.16%	58.35%	-0.80	-5.4	9
1998-03-14	@ Drogheda United	W 2-1	40.0	996	759	58.35%	27.16%	14.49%	+0.80	+5.4	41
1998-03-14	Sligo Rovers	W 2-1	52.7	759	973	16.03%	28.08%	55.89%	-0.70	+15.9	13
1998-03-14	@ Kilkenny City	L 1-2	52.7	973	759	55.89%	28.08%	16.03%	+0.70	-15.9	38
1998-03-17	Finn Harps	W 3-1	39.5	1001	949	47.02%	30.47%	22.51%	+0.38	+13.9	44
1998-03-17	@ Cork City	L 1-3	39.5	949	1001	22.51%	30.47%	47.02%	-0.38	-13.9	37
1998-03-17	Dundalk	L 1-2	43.3	775	913	22.42%	30.45%	47.13%	-0.40	-8.0	13
1998-03-17	@ Kilkenny City	W 2-1	43.3	913	775	47.13%	30.45%	22.42%	+0.40	+8.0	35
1998-03-20	Kilkenny City	W 4-3	44.2	1022	767	68.10%	22.43%	9.46%	+1.20	+3.1	41
1998-03-20	@ Bohemian	L 3-4	44.2	767	1022	9.46%	22.43%	68.10%	-1.20	-3.1	13
1998-03-21	Shelbourne	D 0-0	46.8	935	1079	21.86%	30.31%	47.82%	-0.42	+1.9	38
1998-03-21	@ Finn Harps	D 0-0	46.8	1079	935	47.82%	30.31%	21.86%	+0.42	-1.9	54
1998-03-21	Derry City	D 1-1	51.4	957	931	43.67%	31.01%	25.32%	+0.27	-1.2	39
1998-03-21	@ Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.4	931	957	25.32%	31.01%	43.67%	-0.27	+1.2	32
1998-03-22	St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	51.3	1015	1089	29.86%	31.48%	38.66%	-0.14	+0.6	45
1998-03-22	@ Cork City	D 1-1	51.3	1089	1015	38.66%	31.48%	29.86%	+0.14	-0.5	52
1998-03-22	Dundalk	W 5-2	39.4	969	921	46.49%	30.57%	22.94%	+0.36	+17.3	44
1998-03-22	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 2-5	39.4	921	969	22.94%	30.57%	46.49%	-0.36	-17.2	35
1998-03-22	Drogheda United	D 1-1	52.8	921	753	59.92%	26.51%	13.57%	+0.84	-3.2	30
1998-03-22	@ UC Dublin	D 1-1	52.8	753	921	13.57%	26.51%	59.92%	-0.84	+3.2	10
1998-03-26	Finn Harps	W 2-1	46.8	904	937	35.54%	31.60%	32.86%	+0.03	+10.6	38
1998-03-26	@ Dundalk	L 1-2	46.8	937	904	32.86%	31.60%	35.54%	-0.03	-10.6	38
1998-03-27	Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	52.2	756	956	17.08%	28.62%	54.29%	-0.64	+2.5	11
1998-03-27	@ Drogheda United	D 1-1	52.2	956	756	54.29%	28.62%	17.08%	+0.64	-2.5	40
1998-03-27	Cork City	D 1-1	51.7	1077	1016	48.12%	30.25%	21.62%	+0.41	-1.7	55
1998-03-27	@ Shelbourne	D 1-1	51.7	1016	1077	21.62%	30.25%	48.12%	-0.41	+1.7	46
1998-03-27	UC Dublin	W 1-0	33.8	1089	918	60.24%	26.37%	13.39%	+0.86	+5.2	55
1998-03-27	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	33.8	918	1089	13.39%	26.37%	60.24%	-0.86	-5.2	30
1998-03-28	Shamrock Rovers	D 1-1	52.4	764	987	15.43%	27.75%	56.82%	-0.74	+2.9	14
1998-03-28	@ Kilkenny City	D 1-1	52.4	987	764	56.82%	27.75%	15.43%	+0.74	-2.9	45
1998-03-29	Bohemian	W 1-0	43.6	932	1025	27.48%	31.29%	41.24%	-0.21	+13.2	35
1998-03-29	@ Derry City	L 0-1	43.6	1025	932	41.24%	31.29%	27.48%	+0.21	-13.3	41
1998-04-02	Kilkenny City	W 1-0	34.5	914	767	57.88%	27.34%	14.77%	+0.76	+5.8	41
1998-04-02	@ Dundalk	L 0-1	34.5	767	914	14.77%	27.34%	57.88%	-0.76	-5.8	14
1998-04-03	Drogheda United	W 2-1	37.1	1012	759	67.90%	22.55%	9.55%	+1.19	+3.4	44
1998-04-03	@ Bohemian	L 1-2	37.1	759	1012	9.55%	22.55%	67.90%	-1.19	-3.4	11
1998-04-03	Derry City	W 3-0	32.7	984	945	45.25%	30.78%	23.97%	+0.32	+24.5	48
1998-04-03	@ Shamrock Rovers	L 0-3	32.7	945	984	23.97%	30.78%	45.25%	-0.32	-24.5	35
1998-04-05	St Patrick's Athletic	D 1-1	51.6	953	1094	22.19%	30.40%	47.42%	-0.41	+1.6	41
1998-04-05	@ Sligo Rovers	D 1-1	51.6	1094	953	47.42%	30.40%	22.19%	+0.41	-1.6	56
1998-04-09	Shamrock Rovers	L 0-1	33.9	756	1008	13.59%	26.52%	59.89%	-0.86	-5.3	11
1998-04-09	@ Drogheda United	W 1-0	33.9	1008	756	59.89%	26.52%	13.59%	+0.86	+5.3	51
1998-04-10	Finn Harps	D 2-2	57.4	761	926	19.85%	29.73%	50.43%	-0.51	+1.5	15
1998-04-10	@ Kilkenny City	D 2-2	57.4	926	761	50.43%	29.73%	19.85%	+0.51	-1.5	39
1998-04-10	Bohemian	L 0-2	42.0	1092	1015	50.04%	29.82%	20.13%	+0.48	-29.1	56
1998-04-10	@ St Patrick's Athletic	W 2-0	42.0	1015	1092	20.13%	29.82%	50.04%	-0.48	+29.1	47
1998-04-11	Dundalk	D 0-0	46.5	921	920	40.25%	31.37%	28.38%	+0.17	-0.8	36
1998-04-11	@ Derry City	D 0-0	46.5	920	921	28.38%	31.37%	40.25%	-0.17	+0.8	42
1998-04-11	Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	31.5	1075	955	54.95%	28.41%	16.64%	+0.65	+12.3	58
1998-04-11	@ Shelbourne	L 0-2	31.5	955	1075	16.64%	28.41%	54.95%	-0.65	-12.3	41
1998-04-12	UC Dublin	L 1-2	52.1	1018	913	53.24%	28.95%	17.81%	+0.59	-15.3	46
1998-04-12	@ Cork City	W 2-1	52.1	913	1018	17.81%	28.95%	53.24%	-0.59	+15.3	33
1998-04-13	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-2	33.9	925	1063	22.41%	30.45%	47.14%	-0.40	-16.0	39
1998-04-13	@ Finn Harps	W 2-0	33.9	1063	925	47.14%	30.45%	22.41%	+0.40	+16.0	59
1998-04-16	Drogheda United	L 0-2	44.0	921	750	60.22%	26.38%	13.40%	+0.86	-33.8	42
1998-04-16	@ Dundalk	W 2-0	44.0	750	921	13.40%	26.38%	60.22%	-0.86	+33.8	14
1998-04-17	Shelbourne	L 0-1	41.5	1044	1088	34.05%	31.61%	34.34%	-0.01	-11.5	47
1998-04-17	@ Bohemian	W 1-0	41.5	1088	1044	34.34%	31.61%	34.05%	+0.01	+11.5	61
1998-04-18	UC Dublin	L 1-2	48.2	909	928	37.54%	31.54%	30.92%	+0.09	-11.7	39
1998-04-18	@ Finn Harps	W 2-1	48.2	928	909	30.92%	31.54%	37.54%	-0.09	+11.7	36
1998-04-18	Derry City	W 1-0	45.7	762	920	20.55%	29.95%	49.49%	-0.48	+15.3	18
1998-04-18	@ Kilkenny City	L 0-1	45.7	920	762	49.49%	29.95%	20.55%	+0.48	-15.3	36
1998-04-18	Cork City	W 4-1	41.5	943	1002	31.81%	31.57%	36.62%	-0.08	+28.1	44
1998-04-18	@ Sligo Rovers	L 1-4	41.5	1002	943	36.62%	31.57%	31.81%	+0.08	-28.1	46
1998-04-19	St Patrick's Athletic	L 0-1	40.6	1014	1079	30.96%	31.54%	37.50%	-0.10	-10.8	51
1998-04-19	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 1-0	40.6	1079	1014	37.50%	31.54%	30.96%	+0.10	+10.8	62
1998-04-21	Shelbourne	L 2-3	47.3	940	1099	20.37%	29.90%	49.73%	-0.48	-7.0	36
1998-04-21	@ UC Dublin	W 3-2	47.3	1099	940	49.73%	29.90%	20.37%	+0.48	+7.0	64
1998-04-22	Cork City	L 1-2	45.8	897	974	29.48%	31.46%	39.06%	-0.15	-9.8	39
1998-04-22	@ Finn Harps	W 2-1	45.8	974	897	39.06%	31.46%	29.48%	+0.15	+9.8	49
1998-04-24	Kilkenny City	D 1-1	51.4	784	778	41.05%	31.30%	27.65%	+0.19	-0.8	15
1998-04-24	@ Drogheda United	D 1-1	51.4	778	784	27.65%	31.30%	41.05%	-0.19	+0.8	19
1998-04-24	Shamrock Rovers	W 2-1	41.6	1106	1003	53.08%	29.00%	17.92%	+0.58	+6.6	67
1998-04-24	@ Shelbourne	L 1-2	41.6	1003	1106	17.92%	29.00%	53.08%	-0.58	-6.6	51
1998-04-25	Finn Harps	D 0-0	46.5	905	887	42.51%	31.15%	26.34%	+0.23	-1.1	37
1998-04-25	@ Derry City	D 0-0	46.5	887	905	26.34%	31.15%	42.51%	-0.23	+1.1	40
1998-04-26	Bohemian	W 2-0	38.0	984	1033	33.33%	31.61%	35.07%	-0.03	+22.2	52
1998-04-26	@ Cork City	L 0-2	38.0	1033	984	35.07%	31.61%	33.33%	+0.03	-22.2	47
1998-04-26	Dundalk	W 4-2	38.2	1090	887	63.33%	24.94%	11.73%	+0.99	+6.6	65
1998-04-26	@ St Patrick's Athletic	L 2-4	38.2	887	1090	11.73%	24.94%	63.33%	-0.99	-6.6	42
1998-04-26	Sligo Rovers	W 5-1	39.4	933	971	34.80%	31.61%	33.59%	+0.01	+34.1	39
1998-04-26	@ UC Dublin	L 1-5	39.4	971	933	33.59%	31.61%	34.80%	-0.01	-34.1	44
1998-05-01	Shelbourne	W 2-1	53.0	881	1113	14.83%	27.37%	57.80%	-0.78	+16.3	45
1998-05-01	@ Dundalk	L 1-2	53.0	1113	881	57.80%	27.37%	14.83%	+0.78	-16.4	67
1998-05-01	St Patrick's Athletic	L 1-2	37.6	778	1097	10.35%	23.49%	66.16%	-1.13	-3.7	19
1998-05-01	@ Kilkenny City	W 2-1	37.6	1097	778	66.16%	23.49%	10.35%	+1.13	+3.7	68
1998-05-01	Cork City	D 2-2	56.9	996	1006	38.77%	31.48%	29.75%	+0.12	-0.4	52
1998-05-01	@ Shamrock Rovers	D 2-2	56.9	1006	996	29.75%	31.48%	38.77%	-0.12	+0.4	53
1998-05-02	UC Dublin	W 2-0	34.3	1010	967	45.93%	30.67%	23.40%	+0.34	+16.5	50
1998-05-02	@ Bohemian	L 0-2	34.3	967	1010	23.40%	30.67%	45.93%	-0.34	-16.5	39
1998-05-02	Drogheda United	W 3-0	29.8	904	783	54.95%	28.41%	16.64%	+0.65	+17.9	40
1998-05-02	@ Derry City	L 0-3	29.8	783	904	16.64%	28.41%	54.95%	-0.65	-17.9	15
1998-05-02	Finn Harps	L 0-2	41.1	937	889	46.48%	30.57%	22.95%	+0.36	-27.4	44
1998-05-02	@ Sligo Rovers	W 2-0	41.1	889	937	22.95%	30.57%	46.48%	-0.36	+27.4	43

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	1998-01-02	12.86%	Sligo Rovers	903	2	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1084	1
2	1998-04-16	13.40%	Drogheda United	750	2	@ Dundalk	921	0
3	1998-05-01	14.83%	@ Dundalk	881	2	Shelbourne	1113	1
4	1998-03-14	16.03%	@ Kilkenny City	759	2	Sligo Rovers	973	1
5	1998-01-23	16.30%	@ Drogheda United	758	1	Dundalk	968	0
6	1998-04-12	17.81%	UC Dublin	913	2	@ Cork City	1018	1
7	1998-02-19	18.21%	UC Dublin	855	2	@ Dundalk	955	1
8	1998-03-14	18.40%	UC Dublin	877	3	@ Derry City	975	0
9	1997-09-26	18.52%	Dundalk	874	2	@ Shamrock Rovers	970	1
10	1998-02-27	19.57%	Shamrock Rovers	955	1	@ Bohemian	1038	0
11	1998-04-10	20.13%	Bohemian	1015	2	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1092	0
12	1998-04-18	20.55%	@ Kilkenny City	762	1	Derry City	920	0
13	1998-03-01	22.71%	Derry City	960	1	@ Cork City	1011	0
14	1998-05-02	22.95%	Finn Harps	889	2	@ Sligo Rovers	937	0
15	1997-11-23	23.80%	@ Dundalk	915	1	Cork City	1040	0
16	1997-09-27	24.01%	@ Finn Harps	896	3	Shelbourne	1019	1
17	1997-11-16	24.02%	@ UC Dublin	897	2	Bohemian	1020	1
18	1997-09-28	24.45%	St Patrick's Athletic	994	1	@ Cork City	1028	0
19	1997-09-20	24.63%	Sligo Rovers	935	1	@ Kilkenny City	967	0
20	1998-01-23	24.69%	Bohemian	1019	1	@ Shelbourne	1050	0
21	1997-10-12	24.85%	@ UC Dublin	898	2	Shelbourne	1014	1
22	1998-02-14	25.25%	@ Sligo Rovers	932	2	Bohemian	1044	1
23	1997-10-12	26.88%	@ Finn Harps	898	2	Cork City	996	1
24	1998-01-03	27.38%	Shamrock Rovers	984	1	@ Derry City	992	0
25	1997-10-18	27.46%	Dundalk	937	2	@ Derry City	945	1

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	1997-10-25	46.62	Derry City	5	932	38.51%	@ Kilkenny City	0	859	30.00%	31.49%
2	1997-09-26	46.21	@ Bohemian	8	981	43.92%	Kilkenny City	1	953	25.11%	30.97%
3	1998-03-14	43.88	UC Dublin	3	877	18.40%	@ Derry City	0	975	52.41%	29.20%
4	1997-12-04	41.06	@ Dundalk	5	948	43.72%	Sligo Rovers	0	922	25.28%	31.00%
5	1997-09-13	34.49	@ Shelbourne	5	973	49.72%	Drogheda United	0	899	20.38%	29.90%
6	1998-04-26	34.13	@ UC Dublin	5	933	34.80%	Sligo Rovers	1	971	33.59%	31.61%
7	1997-08-31	33.88	Shamrock Rovers	3	928	30.92%	@ UC Dublin	0	909	37.54%	31.54%
8	1998-04-16	33.80	Drogheda United	2	750	13.40%	@ Dundalk	0	921	60.22%	26.38%
9	1997-09-27	29.91	@ Sligo Rovers	3	949	37.04%	Derry City	0	971	31.40%	31.56%
10	1998-04-10	29.10	Bohemian	2	1015	20.13%	@ St Patrick's Athletic	0	1092	50.04%	29.82%
11	1998-04-18	28.07	@ Sligo Rovers	4	943	31.81%	Cork City	1	1002	36.62%	31.57%
12	1998-05-02	27.43	Finn Harps	2	889	22.95%	@ Sligo Rovers	0	937	46.48%	30.57%
13	1998-02-28	27.34	@ Sligo Rovers	3	946	40.98%	Dundalk	0	940	27.71%	31.31%
14	1997-09-28	26.77	@ UC Dublin	3	869	41.82%	Drogheda United	0	857	26.96%	31.23%
15	1997-10-09	26.62	@ Dundalk	3	910	42.05%	Kilkenny City	0	896	26.75%	31.20%
16	1997-10-17	26.01	@ Shelbourne	3	1000	42.96%	Sligo Rovers	0	980	25.94%	31.10%
17	1997-09-06	24.84	Cork City	2	977	27.79%	@ Kilkenny City	0	982	40.90%	31.32%
18	1998-04-03	24.47	@ Shamrock Rovers	3	984	45.25%	Derry City	0	945	23.97%	30.78%
19	1997-12-12	24.37	St Patrick's Athletic	2	1063	28.74%	@ Shelbourne	0	1061	39.86%	31.40%
20	1997-09-27	23.23	@ Finn Harps	3	896	24.01%	Shelbourne	1	1019	45.21%	30.78%
21	1997-08-31	22.72	@ Cork City	3	954	47.81%	Dundalk	0	895	21.87%	30.32%
22	1998-04-26	22.23	@ Cork City	2	984	33.33%	Bohemian	0	1033	35.07%	31.61%
23	1997-10-25	22.15	Cork City	2	991	33.51%	@ Sligo Rovers	0	954	34.88%	31.61%
24	1997-08-30	21.22	@ Finn Harps	2	905	35.63%	Drogheda United	0	938	32.77%	31.60%
25	1997-10-02	21.09	@ Dundalk	2	889	35.92%	Finn Harps	0	919	32.48%	31.59%

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	1997-12-28	61.9	@ Cork City	4	1026	37.80%	Shelbourne	4	1043	30.67%	31.53%
2	1997-09-13	60.8	@ Sligo Rovers	3	936	48.43%	Dundalk	3	872	21.38%	30.19%
3	1997-12-19	60.8	@ St Patrick's Athletic	3	1088	48.25%	Cork City	3	1025	21.52%	30.23%
4	1998-03-12	60.6	@ Dundalk	3	912	25.44%	Bohemian	3	1023	43.53%	31.03%
5	1998-04-10	57.4	@ Kilkenny City	2	761	19.85%	Finn Harps	2	926	50.43%	29.73%
6	1997-09-07	57.0	@ Derry City	2	993	42.95%	Shelbourne	2	972	25.95%	31.10%
7	1997-09-18	57.0	@ Dundalk	2	873	25.58%	Bohemian	2	982	43.37%	31.05%
8	1997-11-08	57.0	@ Sligo Rovers	2	932	41.43%	Finn Harps	2	922	27.31%	31.27%
9	1998-03-13	57.0	@ Shamrock Rovers	2	970	43.12%	Finn Harps	2	948	25.80%	31.08%
10	1997-08-30	56.9	@ Sligo Rovers	2	935	35.20%	Bohemian	2	970	33.19%	31.61%
11	1998-05-01	56.9	@ Shamrock Rovers	2	996	38.77%	Cork City	2	1006	29.75%	31.48%
12	1997-10-12	55.5	St Patrick's Athletic	4	1005	30.37%	@ Sligo Rovers	3	991	38.12%	31.51%
13	1997-12-14	54.2	@ Cork City	1	1029	68.90%	Drogheda United	1	765	9.12%	21.98%
14	1997-09-19	53.6	Shelbourne	3	1008	28.75%	@ St Patrick's Athletic	2	1005	39.85%	31.40%
15	1998-01-02	53.6	Sligo Rovers	2	903	12.86%	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1	1084	61.20%	25.94%
16	1998-01-24	53.6	@ Derry City	1	992	65.81%	Kilkenny City	1	763	10.51%	23.68%
17	1997-10-12	53.2	@ Bohemian	1	1014	62.71%	Drogheda United	1	818	12.05%	25.24%
18	1998-02-07	53.0	@ Kilkenny City	1	776	12.61%	Bohemian	1	1047	61.66%	25.73%
19	1998-05-01	53.0	@ Dundalk	2	881	14.83%	Shelbourne	1	1113	57.80%	27.37%
20	1997-11-29	52.9	@ Finn Harps	3	939	30.97%	Bohemian	2	1004	37.49%	31.54%
21	1998-03-22	52.8	@ UC Dublin	1	921	59.92%	Drogheda United	1	753	13.57%	26.51%
22	1998-03-14	52.7	@ Kilkenny City	2	759	16.03%	Sligo Rovers	1	973	55.89%	28.08%
23	1997-10-23	52.5	@ Dundalk	1	949	57.12%	Drogheda United	1	808	15.25%	27.64%
24	1997-12-28	52.4	@ UC Dublin	1	865	15.52%	St Patrick's Athletic	1	1087	56.68%	27.80%
25	1998-03-28	52.4	@ Kilkenny City	1	764	15.43%	Shamrock Rovers	1	987	56.82%	27.75%

#	Date	Excitement	Winning Team				Losing Team				Tie %
#	Date	Excitement	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Tie %
1	1998-02-12	25.2	@ Shelbourne	3	1058	70.04%	Kilkenny City	0	780	8.64%	21.33%
2	1997-11-28	27.1	@ St Patrick's Athletic	2	1050	69.78%	Drogheda United	0	776	8.74%	21.48%
3	1998-05-02	29.8	@ Derry City	3	904	54.95%	Drogheda United	0	783	16.64%	28.41%
4	1998-02-28	29.9	@ Shelbourne	1	1075	73.04%	Drogheda United	0	761	7.43%	19.53%
5	1997-11-08	31.0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	1035	56.71%	@ Kilkenny City	0	813	15.50%	27.79%
6	1998-04-11	31.5	@ Shelbourne	2	1075	54.95%	Sligo Rovers	0	955	16.64%	28.41%
7	1997-11-14	31.7	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1	1047	67.19%	Kilkenny City	0	802	9.87%	22.94%
8	1997-08-31	31.9	@ Cork City	3	954	47.81%	Dundalk	0	895	21.87%	30.32%
9	1997-11-30	31.9	@ Cork City	1	1025	66.45%	Kilkenny City	0	789	10.21%	23.34%
10	1997-09-13	32.3	@ Shelbourne	5	973	49.72%	Drogheda United	0	899	20.38%	29.90%
11	1997-11-14	32.3	@ Shelbourne	2	1025	52.31%	Dundalk	0	928	18.47%	29.23%
12	1997-12-13	32.4	@ Sligo Rovers	2	880	52.07%	Kilkenny City	0	786	18.64%	29.29%
13	1997-12-28	32.7	@ Shamrock Rovers	1	979	63.73%	Kilkenny City	0	772	11.53%	24.74%
14	1998-04-03	32.7	@ Shamrock Rovers	3	984	45.25%	Derry City	0	945	23.97%	30.78%
15	1997-11-08	32.8	@ Derry City	4	987	60.81%	Drogheda United	1	811	13.08%	26.12%
16	1997-12-05	32.9	Shelbourne	1	1056	63.23%	@ Drogheda United	0	770	11.78%	24.99%
17	1998-01-25	33.3	@ St Patrick's Athletic	2	1066	49.11%	Shamrock Rovers	0	997	20.85%	30.04%
18	1998-02-14	33.3	@ Finn Harps	1	951	61.65%	Drogheda United	0	766	12.61%	25.74%
19	1997-10-17	33.4	@ Shelbourne	3	1000	42.96%	Sligo Rovers	0	980	25.94%	31.10%
20	1997-10-09	33.6	@ Dundalk	3	910	42.05%	Kilkenny City	0	896	26.75%	31.20%
21	1997-09-28	33.7	@ UC Dublin	3	869	41.82%	Drogheda United	0	857	26.96%	31.23%
22	1998-03-27	33.8	@ St Patrick's Athletic	1	1089	60.24%	UC Dublin	0	918	13.39%	26.37%
23	1998-01-02	33.9	Bohemian	1	1013	59.60%	@ Drogheda United	0	763	13.76%	26.64%
24	1998-02-28	33.9	@ Sligo Rovers	3	946	40.98%	Dundalk	0	940	27.71%	31.31%
25	1998-04-09	33.9	Shamrock Rovers	1	1008	59.89%	@ Drogheda United	0	756	13.59%	26.52%