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 Liverpool Under-21s win with a probability of 42.08%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 34.14% and a draw had a probability of 23.73%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.77%) and 0-2 (6.17%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 (7.41%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.