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 Stoke City Under-21s win with a probability of 39.09%. A win for Norwich City Under-21s had a probability of 37.75% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.29%) and 2-0 (5.19%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-21s win was 1-2 (8.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.