Premier League | Gameweek 1
Sep 12, 2020 at 5.30pm UK
Anfield
Liverpool4 - 3Leeds
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The Match
Match Report
Leeds had equalised three times before Mohamed Salah settled matters with a late penalty.
Preview
Sports Mole previews the opening-day Premier League showdown between champions Liverpool and newly-promoted Leeds United, including predictions, team news and lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Liverpool could line up for the opening match of their Premier League title defence as Leeds United visit Anfield on Saturday.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Leeds United.
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 44.88%. A win for Leeds United had a probability of 31.39% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.9%) and 2-0 (6.66%). The likeliest Leeds United win was 1-2 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Liverpool | Draw | Leeds United |
| 44.88% | 23.72% | 31.39% |
| Both teams to score 60.85% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
