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 Chelsea Under-21s win with a probability of 67.86%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s had a probability of 14.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.5%) and 0-1 (7.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.05%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win it was 2-1 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 1-7 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea Under-21s would win this match.