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 63.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 15.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.3%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.89%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (4.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
