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 44.2%. A win for Albion had a probability of 29.67% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.98%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Albion win was 0-1 (8.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.42%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
