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 Newcastle United Under-21s win with a probability of 43.82%. A win for Blackburn Rovers Under-21s had a probability of 35.39% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.42%) and 2-3 (5.04%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers Under-21s win was 2-1 (7.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.