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 58.24%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Manchester United had a probability of 20.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.45%) and 2-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.1%), while for a Manchester United win it was 1-2 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.