Even if one of Roberto Firmino or Darwin Nunez leads the line for Liverpool on Sunday, a youthful and second-string side should not experience much joy against a full-strength Strasbourg.
The Anfield faithful may be celebrating Community Shield glory on Saturday, but it is Stephan's surprise package who should be victorious on the Anfield turf.
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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 68.99%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Strasbourg had a probability of 12.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.63%) and 2-1 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.76%), while for a Strasbourg win it was 0-1 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Strasbourg would win this match.
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