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 Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 69.64%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s had a probability of 11.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.63%) and 2-1 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.83%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win it was 0-1 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shrewsbury Town would win this match.
