Bournemouth will take heart from Liverpool's struggles thus far, but there should be a response from the Reds in this match. Klopp's side cannot afford another poor result early in the campaign, and we are expecting the hosts to secure their first victory of the season this weekend.
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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 80.29%. A draw had a probability of 12.8% and a win for Bournemouth had a probability of 6.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (8.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6%), while for a Bournemouth win it was 1-2 (2.15%). The actual scoreline of 9-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.