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 71.16%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 12.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.42%) and 3-0 (8.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.53%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-2 (3.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.