Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 2

Aug 21, 2021 at 12.30pm UK

Anfield

Liverpool
2 - 0
Burnley

Jota (18'), Mane (69')

FT(HT: 1-0)

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp pictured on August 8, 2021

Jurgen Klopp frustrated by challenges during Liverpool's defeat of Burnley

The Reds boss spoke of his concern over the idea of letting the game flow more.

Aug 21, 16:18

Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates scoring their first goal on August 8, 2021

Jordan Henderson hails "outstanding" Diogo Jota after Burnley win

Jordan Henderson lauds "outstanding" Liverpool striker Diogo Jota following his opener in the Reds' 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.

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The Match

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 64.42%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Burnley had a probability of 14.94%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.65%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.82%), while for a Burnley win it was 0-1 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Liverpool in this match.

Result
Liverpool	Draw	Burnley
64.42%	20.63%	14.94%

Both teams to score 49.22%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.06%

45.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.76%

68.25%

Liverpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.48%

13.52%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.42%

40.58%

Burnley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.91%

43.09%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.63%

79.37%

Score Analysis

Liverpool 64.41%

Burnley 14.94%

Draw 20.64%

Liverpool	Draw	Burnley
2-0 @ 11.66% 1-0 @ 11.65% 2-1 @ 9.82% 3-0 @ 7.78% 3-1 @ 6.55% 4-0 @ 3.89% 4-1 @ 3.28% 3-2 @ 2.76% 5-0 @ 1.56% 4-2 @ 1.38% 5-1 @ 1.31% Other @ 2.78% Total : 64.41%	1-1 @ 9.82% 0-0 @ 5.83% 2-2 @ 4.13% Other @ 0.86% Total : 20.64%	0-1 @ 4.91% 1-2 @ 4.13% 0-2 @ 2.07% 2-3 @ 1.16% 1-3 @ 1.16% Other @ 1.52% Total : 14.94%