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 49.55%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 25.39% and a draw had a probability of 25.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.72%) and 0-2 (8.86%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (7.17%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.