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-21s win with a probability of 44.54%. A win for Crystal Palace Under-21s had a probability of 32.11% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.33%) and 2-0 (6.32%). The likeliest Crystal Palace Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s would win this match.