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 44.29%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 31.97% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.8%) and 0-2 (6.53%). The likeliest Rangers win was 2-1 (7.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-7 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.