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 48.82%. A win for Sunderland Under-21s had a probability of 30.28% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6.04%) and 0-2 (5.22%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.