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 Norwich City Under-23s win with a probability of 48.73%. A win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 29.01% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.79%) and 2-0 (6.46%). The likeliest Reading Under-23s win was 1-2 (6.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.71%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City Under-23s would win this match.
