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 47.64%. A win for River Plate had a probability of 28.48% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.83%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest River Plate win was 1-2 (7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.