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 West Ham United Under-21s win with a probability of 62.34%. A win for Reading Under-21s had a probability of 18.87% and a draw had a probability of 18.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Ham United Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.51%) and 1-3 (7.44%). The likeliest Reading Under-21s win was 2-1 (4.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Ham United Under-21s would win this match.