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 76.85%. A draw had a probability of 14.6% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 8.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.21%) and 1-0 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.87%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 0-1 (2.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
