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 Nottingham Forest Under-21s win with a probability of 49.85%. A win for Reading Under-21s had a probability of 29.44% and a draw had a probability of 20.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.16%) and 2-0 (5.27%). The likeliest Reading Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.99%).