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-23s win with a probability of 39.36%. A win for Stoke City Under-23s had a probability of 36.48% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.49%) and 2-0 (5.79%). The likeliest Stoke City Under-23s win was 1-2 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s would win this match.
