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 Southampton Under-21s win with a probability of 50.16%. A win for Norwich City Under-21s had a probability of 29.62% and a draw had a probability of 20.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.18%) and 3-2 (5.26%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.