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 Sunderland Under-21s win with a probability of 43.1%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 34.1% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.37%) and 2-0 (5.63%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.