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 Middlesbrough Under-21s win with a probability of 47.84%. A win for Everton Under-21s had a probability of 30.78% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.9%) and 2-0 (5.45%). The likeliest Everton Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.