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 67.66%. A win for Reading Under-21s had a probability of 16.48% and a draw had a probability of 15.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 7.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.65%) and 4-1 (5.55%). The likeliest Reading Under-21s win was 1-2 (3.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.