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 Nottingham Forest Under-21s win with a probability of 53.95%. A win for Middlesbrough Under-21s had a probability of 25.72% and a draw had a probability of 20.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.63%) and 2-0 (6.01%). The likeliest Middlesbrough Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.