Data Analysis
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 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win with a probability of 48.36%. A win for Everton Under-21s had a probability of 28.74% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.62%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Everton Under-21s win was 1-2 (7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.32%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s would win this match.