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 60.2%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 18.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.51%) and 1-0 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.78%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (5.11%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
