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 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win with a probability of 50.82%. A win for Southampton Under-21s had a probability of 28.69% and a draw had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.28%) and 2-0 (5.28%). The likeliest Southampton Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s in this match.