We said: Liverpool 2-0 Brentford
Liverpool simply cannot afford another performance with so little attacking inspiration, and Brentford's leaky tendencies away from home should help them right the wrongs of Thursday night.
Frank's side have already taken points off Liverpool once this season, but their downward spiral should continue with a comprehensive defeat on Merseyside.
Read more.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 75.57%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 8.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.64%) and 3-0 (10.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.44%), while for a Brentford win it was 0-1 (3.06%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
