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 43.46%. A win for Boston River had a probability of 29.4% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (8.17%). The likeliest Boston River win was 0-1 (9.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.82%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.