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 Liverpool Under-21s win with a probability of 46.85%. A win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 31.61% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.78%) and 0-1 (5.39%). The likeliest Crewe Alexandra win was 2-1 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.71%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.