Southampton are certainly ending the season with a whimper but possess fond memories from their last South coast battle with Liverpool, who should be far from full strength for this one.
However, Hasenhuttl's side are hardly full of confidence right now, and if Liverpool can actually hit the target this week, Klopp's rotated side will expect to cruise to victory and keep their title hopes alive regardless.
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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 70.36%. A draw had a probability of 17.7% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 11.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.1%) and 1-2 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.37%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-0 (3.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
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