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 58.62%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Villa Espanola had a probability of 18.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.61%) and 1-2 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.76%), while for a Villa Espanola win it was 1-0 (5.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.