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 51.43%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 25.49% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.86%) and 0-2 (8.01%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 2-1 (6.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.7%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.