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 69.01%. A draw had a probability of 17.7% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 13.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.65%) and 1-0 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.17%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-2 (3.84%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.