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 Nottingham Forest Under-21s win with a probability of 47.89%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s had a probability of 30.92% and a draw had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.92%) and 2-0 (5.29%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.38%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest Under-21s would win this match.