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 Middlesbrough Under-21s win with a probability of 44.89%. A win for Stoke City Under-21s had a probability of 32.93% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.89%) and 2-0 (5.53%). The likeliest Stoke City Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.34%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough Under-21s would win this match.