Nachdem Liverpool bereits seinen Platz in den letzten 16 der Champions League gebucht hatte, heißt er Porto zum Treffen der Gruppe B am Mittwoch in Anfield willkommen.
Die Mannschaft von Jürgen Klopp verfügt über einen perfekten Rekord von 12 Punkten aus bisher vier Spielen, während die Besucher mit fünf Punkten auf ihrem Namen den zweiten Platz in der Rangliste belegen.
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 57.6%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Porto had a probability of 17.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.2%) and 2-1 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.45%), while for a Porto win it was 0-1 (7.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.