Forest U21s

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Stoke U21s

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 65.69%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Stoke City Under-21s had a probability of 16%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.81%) and 3-1 (7.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.13%), while for a Stoke City Under-21s win it was 1-2 (4.44%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest Under-21s would win this match.