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 71.74%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for Newcastle United had a probability of 12.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 3-0 (8.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.19%), while for a Newcastle United win it was 1-2 (3.53%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Liverpool in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Liverpool.