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 Middlesbrough Under-21s win with a probability of 49.21%. A win for Newcastle United Under-21s had a probability of 29.86% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6.08%) and 0-2 (5.34%). The likeliest Newcastle United Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.