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 49.12%. A win for Reading Under-21s had a probability of 29.32% and a draw had a probability of 21.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Ham United Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.36%) and 2-0 (6.13%). The likeliest Reading Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.57%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.