Forest U21s

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Palace U21s

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-21s win with a probability of 43.18%. A win for Crystal Palace Under-21s had a probability of 34.25% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.1%) and 2-0 (5.49%). The likeliest Crystal Palace Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.67%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest Under-21s would win this match.