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 West Bromwich Albion Under-21s win with a probability of 63.19%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 18.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.79%) and 3-1 (7.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.95%), while for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win it was 1-2 (4.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.