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 Middlesbrough Under-21s win with a probability of 64.37%. A win for Birmingham City U21 had a probability of 17.98% and a draw had a probability of 17.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.87%) and 3-1 (6.62%). The likeliest Birmingham City U21 win was 1-2 (5.23%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.2%).