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 54.73%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 23.66% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.74%) and 0-2 (7.74%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 2-1 (6.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
