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 41.94%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 35.15% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.54%) and 0-2 (5.48%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 (7.51%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.