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 Southampton Under-21s win with a probability of 52.86%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 25.58% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.02%) and 1-0 (6.97%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.