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 Reading Under-23s win with a probability of 53.85%. A win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 25.08% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.82%) and 1-0 (6.54%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-23s win was 1-2 (6.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.