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 Nottingham Forest Under-23s win with a probability of 63.28%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Southampton Under-23s had a probability of 16.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-23s win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 1-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.48%), while for a Southampton Under-23s win it was 1-2 (4.6%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.