Supercomputer predicting Premier League final table before season slammed
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCLiverpool has certainly not lived up to expectations this season, but one supercomputer has not fared well in any of the predictions it made before the start of the campaignPredictions for the 2025/26 season have proven to be far off(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool’s poor season has made quite a few pundits look silly after the Reds were widely tipped to make it back-to-back titles.Having spent over $600 million during a record-breaking summer window, which included the additions of the likes of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, Liverpool was backed by many to make it back-to-back titles.The reality turned out to be very different though, with Arne Slot’s side failing to live up to expectations as their title defense ended before it had barely started. Indeed, with just one game to go, the Reds are yet to even secure Champions League qualification, with the possibility of a nervy final day in store against Brentford.READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Guardiola exit, Diomande decision, Camara moveREAD MORE: What Jurgen Klopp said about Liverpool return as Mohamed Salah piles pressure on Arne SlotIt’s not just the pundits that got it wrong though, with Opta’s supercomputer getting in the neck from supporters as they look back on how it predicted the final table would look all the way back in the summer.Amazingly, the AI-powered model looks set to get every single position in the table wrong.
Heading into the final round of fixtures, no team is in the same place that was predicted for them.The supercomputer had Liverpool finishing as champions for the second season running, with Arsenal and Manchester City following closely behind in second and third.Liverpool has fallen a long way off defending its title(Image: Getty Images)Chelsea nabbed the final spot in the top four, with Newcastle in fifth in what has turned out to be an extra Champions League qualification spot.Aston Villa was predicted to just miss out on the top five, with Crystal Palace and Brighton close behind as Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest rounded off the top 10.One of the biggest differences comes in Manchester United’s placing, with the Red Devils having been predicted to finish in the bottom half of the table again, although they’ve managed to defy their 12th-placed prediction to secure a spot in next season’s Champions League.Content cannot be displayed without consentTottenham was also predicted to perform poorly, although Spurs fans might have been happy with the 14th-place finish they were offered, given the way their season has panned out.Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland were touted to go straight back down after winning promotion last season, with only one of those sides now returning to the Championship. In fact, Sunderland has massively overperformed considering what had been predicted for it, with the Black Cats finishing 11 places higher after being backed to finish bottom of the pile.Liverpool.com says: To be fair to Opta, this has been the most open season in recent years, and few could have predicted just how well or poorly some sides would have fared.Liverpool was tipped by so many to land the title, which demonstrates just how badly things have gone this season.
Still, that prediction is looking decent compared to some of the others.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCPremier League