Twee Merseyside-rivalen in zeer verschillende vormen vernieuwen de vijandelijkheden voor de Premier League-derby van woensdag, terwijl Everton en Liverpool het opnemen in Goodison Park.
De Toffees gingen de laatste keer met 1-0 naar Brentford, terwijl Jurgen Klopp's kant versoepelde naar een 4-0 overwinning thuis in Southampton.
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 67.31%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for Everton had a probability of 14.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.72%) and 0-1 (8.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.34%), while for a Everton win it was 2-1 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.