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 Under-21s win with a probability of 45.4%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s had a probability of 33.19% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.62%) and 1-0 (5%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.45%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool Under-21s would win this match.