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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 61.91%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 17.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.86%), while for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win it was 0-1 (4.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.