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 Norwich City Under-23s win with a probability of 38.82%. A win for Southampton Under-23s had a probability of 38.48% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City Under-23s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.75%) and 0-2 (4.88%). The likeliest Southampton Under-23s win was 2-1 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City Under-23s would win this match.