Even the most ardent of Darmstadt fans will surely resign their side to a scoreless pre-season ahead of their Bundesliga homecoming, as a full-strength Liverpool side will prove too strong at Deepdale.
Klopp's side have struggled to shut up shop over the summer months and are still lacking an out-and-out number six, but a routine win should await the Reds to cap off a largely positive summer period.
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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 51.17%. A win for SV Darmstadt 98 had a probability of 25.56% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.06%) and 2-0 (8.09%). The likeliest SV Darmstadt 98 win was 1-2 (6.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
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