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 68.48%. A draw had a probability of 16.8% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 14.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (7.92%) and 0-2 (7.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.02%), while for a Brentford win it was 2-1 (4.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.