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 88.19%. A draw had a probability of 8% and a win for Everton had a probability of 3.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 3-0 with a probability of 10.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (9.5%) and 2-0 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.6%), while for a Everton win it was 1-2 (1.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.