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 41.71%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 33.17% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.87%) and 0-2 (6.78%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 1-0 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
