Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 71.59%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for FC Midtjylland had a probability of 8.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.93%) and 3-0 (10.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (9.65%), while for a FC Midtjylland win it was 0-1 (4.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 16.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
