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 Stoke City Under-21s win with a probability of 41.91%. A win for Norwich City Under-21s had a probability of 37.07% and a draw had a probability of 21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.19%) and 2-3 (4.87%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-21s win was 2-1 (7.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City Under-21s would win this match.