The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Friday's friendly clash between Liverpool and Real Betis, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Friday's pre-season friendly against Real Betis.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves
Sunday, May 19 at 4pm in Premier League
Sunday, May 19 at 4pm in Premier League
Last Game: Austria Salzburg 1-5 Betis
Saturday, July 20 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 3
Saturday, July 20 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 3
We said: Liverpool 1-1 Real Betis
A full-strength Liverpool would almost certainly be backed to teach Betis a footballing lesson, but Slot's depleted outfit could not assert their authority over Preston and are down to the bare bones in defence. As a result, Real Betis can feel optimistic of holding out for a share of the spoils, continuing their theme from the 2023-24 La Liga season. Read more.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 62.93%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Real Betis had a probability of 18.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.1%) and 3-1 (7.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.23%), while for a Real Betis win it was 1-2 (4.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Liverpool | Draw | Real Betis |
62.93% ( -0.03) | 18.95% ( 0) | 18.12% ( 0.03) |
| Both teams to score 62.59% ( 0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
