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 84.33%. A draw had a probability of 10.5% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 5.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.33%) and 4-0 (8.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.94%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-2 (1.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Liverpool in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Liverpool.