We said: Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool
It would be typical if the footballing gods gifted us with a drab 0-0 in what has been billed as a pulsating encounter between two rampant attacking forces, and a stalemate would certainly lead to an intriguing battle for supremacy in the final few weeks.
Liverpool's wealth of attacking options will not need a second invitation to take advantage of Dias's absence, but Guardiola has got one over Klopp more often than not in recent years, and we are simply unable to back either side to down the other with any real confidence - instead opting for an entertaining draw as the title goes down to the wire.
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 Manchester City win with a probability of 44.76%. A win for Liverpool had a probability of 32.9% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.06%) and 2-0 (5.61%). The likeliest Liverpool win was 1-2 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-2 draw for this match.
