Coverage of the EFL Trophy Group Stage clash between Wigan Athletic and Liverpool Under-21s.
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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 74.26%. A draw had a probability of 15.5% and a win for Liverpool Under-21s had a probability of 10.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.25%) and 2-1 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.21%), while for a Liverpool Under-21s win it was 1-2 (3.06%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.
