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 58.73%. A win for Bournemouth had a probability of 20.65% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.27%) and 0-1 (7.83%). The likeliest Bournemouth win was 2-1 (5.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.