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 67.37%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 13.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.41%) and 1-2 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.99%), while for a Crystal Palace win it was 1-0 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.