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 45.86%. A win for Reading Under-21s had a probability of 33.12% and a draw had a probability of 21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.68%) and 2-3 (4.95%). The likeliest Reading Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.