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 Reading Under-21s win with a probability of 41.07%. A win for Everton Under-21s had a probability of 36.14% and a draw had a probability of 22.74%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 7.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.16%) and 2-0 (5.16%). The likeliest Everton Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.75%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.61%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.