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 Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s win with a probability of 39.01%. A win for Sunderland Under-21s had a probability of 38.14% and a draw had a probability of 22.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.25%) and 2-0 (5.22%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.83%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.5%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.