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 40.63%. A win for Sud America had a probability of 33.1% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (7.07%). The likeliest Sud America win was 0-1 (9.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.