Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 1

Aug 14, 2021 at 5.30pm UK

Carrow Road

Norwich
0 - 3
Liverpool

Cantwell (53')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Jota (26'), Firmino (65'), Salah (74')
Milner (25')

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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 54.86%. A win for Norwich City had a probability of 23.16% and a draw had a probability of 22%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.42%) and 0-2 (8.2%). The likeliest Norwich City win was 2-1 (6.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
Norwich City	Draw	Liverpool
23.16%	21.98%	54.86%

Both teams to score 59.74%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.73%

39.27%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.4%

61.6%

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.7%

30.3%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.52%

66.48%

Liverpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.71%

14.29%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.91%

42.09%

Score Analysis

Norwich City 23.16%

Liverpool 54.86%

Draw 21.97%

Norwich City	Draw	Liverpool
2-1 @ 6.01% 1-0 @ 5.17% 2-0 @ 3.09% 3-1 @ 2.39% 3-2 @ 2.33% 3-0 @ 1.23% Other @ 2.95% Total : 23.16%	1-1 @ 10.05% 2-2 @ 5.84% 0-0 @ 4.33% 3-3 @ 1.51% Other @ 0.24% Total : 21.97%	1-2 @ 9.79% 0-1 @ 8.42% 0-2 @ 8.2% 1-3 @ 6.35% 0-3 @ 5.32% 2-3 @ 3.79% 1-4 @ 3.09% 0-4 @ 2.59% 2-4 @ 1.84% 1-5 @ 1.2% 0-5 @ 1.01% Other @ 3.29% Total : 54.86%