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 66.25%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for West Ham United had a probability of 15.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.16%) and 0-1 (7.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.21%), while for a West Ham United win it was 2-1 (4.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.