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 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win with a probability of 48.88%. A win for Middlesbrough Under-23s had a probability of 28.8% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.92%) and 2-0 (6.56%). The likeliest Middlesbrough Under-23s win was 1-2 (6.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s in this match.