Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 21

Jan 31, 2021 at 4.30pm UK

London Stadium

West Ham
1 - 3
Liverpool

Dawson (87')
Rice (47'), Soucek (49')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Salah (57', 68'), Wijnaldum (84')

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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 54.21%. A win for West Ham United had a probability of 23.33% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.96%) and 0-2 (8.44%). The likeliest West Ham United win was 2-1 (6.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
West Ham United	Draw	Liverpool
23.33%	22.46%	54.21%

Both teams to score 58.28%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.7%

41.29%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.31%

63.69%

West Ham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.72%

31.28%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.37%

67.63%

Liverpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.8%

15.2%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.16%

43.84%

Score Analysis

West Ham United 23.33%

Liverpool 54.22%

Draw 22.46%

West Ham United	Draw	Liverpool
2-1 @ 6.05% 1-0 @ 5.53% 2-0 @ 3.21% 3-1 @ 2.34% 3-2 @ 2.21% 3-0 @ 1.24% Other @ 2.74% Total : 23.33%	1-1 @ 10.41% 2-2 @ 5.7% 0-0 @ 4.75% 3-3 @ 1.39% Other @ 0.21% Total : 22.46%	1-2 @ 9.81% 0-1 @ 8.96% 0-2 @ 8.44% 1-3 @ 6.16% 0-3 @ 5.3% 2-3 @ 3.58% 1-4 @ 2.9% 0-4 @ 2.5% 2-4 @ 1.69% 1-5 @ 1.09% 0-5 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.87% Total : 54.22%