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 57.87%. A win for Fulham had a probability of 21.69% and a draw had a probability of 20.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.64%) and 0-1 (7.08%). The likeliest Fulham win was 2-1 (5.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.