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 52.74%. A win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 24.35% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.09%) and 0-2 (8.31%). The likeliest Crystal Palace win was 2-1 (6.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Liverpool in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Liverpool.