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 51.3%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for River Plate had a probability of 23.95%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (9.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.77%), while for a River Plate win it was 1-0 (7.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.