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 45.06%. A win for Blackburn Rovers Under-21s had a probability of 33.69% and a draw had a probability of 21.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.6%) and 3-1 (5.26%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.1%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.