We said: Liverpool 3-0 Southampton
Southampton will boast the fresher legs this week, but Klopp had the luxury of resting many of his big-hitters in midweek, and we can only envisage one outcome here.
The Reds were scintillating in their second-half display against the Gunners and should have no trouble replicating such a goal-laden display at their fortress, so a comfortable home win is surely on the cards.
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 69.01%. A draw had a probability of 17.7% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 13.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.65%) and 1-0 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.17%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-2 (3.84%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
