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 Leeds United Under-23s win with a probability of 70.7%. A draw had a probability of 16.3% and a win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 12.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leeds United Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.97%) and 3-1 (7.98%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.17%), while for a Reading Under-23s win it was 1-2 (3.71%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leeds United Under-23s would win this match.
