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 Everton Under-21s win with a probability of 57.02%. A win for Birmingham City U21 had a probability of 24.55% and a draw had a probability of 18.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Everton Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (7.01%) and 0-1 (5.79%). The likeliest Birmingham City U21 win was 2-1 (5.71%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.