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 43.54%. A win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 34.9% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-23s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.38%) and 0-1 (4.91%). The likeliest Reading Under-23s win was 2-1 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.51%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest Under-23s would win this match.
