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 Crystal Palace Under-21s win with a probability of 46.87%. A win for Sunderland Under-21s had a probability of 31.42% and a draw had a probability of 21.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.48%) and 2-0 (5.28%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.07%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.