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 Newcastle United Under-23s win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Norwich City Under-23s had a probability of 35.8% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United Under-23s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7%) and 0-2 (5.7%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-23s win was 2-1 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Newcastle United Under-23s would win this match.
