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 45.64%. A win for West Ham United had a probability of 30.78% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.87%) and 0-2 (6.74%). The likeliest West Ham United win was 2-1 (7.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.76%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Liverpool in this match.