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 Manchester City Under-21s win with a probability of 43%. A win for Liverpool Under-21s had a probability of 36.11% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.32%) and 2-3 (4.97%). The likeliest Liverpool Under-21s win was 2-1 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.