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 Stockport County win with a probability of 58.53%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Everton Under-21s had a probability of 20.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.95%) and 1-0 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.79%), while for a Everton Under-21s win it was 1-2 (5.42%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.