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 53.98%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 24.49% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.37%) and 0-1 (7.32%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 2-1 (6.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.