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 66.45%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Lincoln City had a probability of 14%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.9%) and 1-2 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.28%), while for a Lincoln City win it was 1-0 (4.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-7 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
