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-23s win with a probability of 39.39%. A win for West Bromwich Albion Under-23s had a probability of 38.86% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 7.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (4.84%) and 1-0 (4.74%). The likeliest West Bromwich Albion Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.64%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading Under-23s would win this match.