Opta supercomputer predicts Liverpool fate as top-eight race goes to the final night

Liverpool’s chances of success in the final Champions League league-phase game are clearer than the mood suggests after Bournemouth.

The defeat on the south coast hurt momentum but Europe has been a different story.

Opta’s pre-match analysis has Liverpool as overwhelming favourites to beat Qarabag at Anfield.

“Liverpool have a 79.6% chance of victory at home to Qarabag according to the Opta supercomputer.”

That alone frames the night, a win guarantees a top-eight finish and direct qualification to the last 16.