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 Crystal Palace Under-23s win with a probability of 38.92%. A win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 37.59% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.66%) and 2-0 (5.35%). The likeliest Reading Under-23s win was 1-2 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.49%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Crystal Palace Under-23s would win this match.
