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 54.93%. A win for Leeds United had a probability of 23.47% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.82%) and 0-2 (7.81%). The likeliest Leeds United win was 2-1 (6.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.