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 Reading Under-21s win with a probability of 57.07%. A win for Blackburn Rovers Under-21s had a probability of 22.74% and a draw had a probability of 20.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.97%) and 3-1 (6.92%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers Under-21s win was 1-2 (5.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.49%). The actual scoreline of 7-2 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading Under-21s would win this match.