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 44.3%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 34.04% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.47%) and 1-0 (5.15%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.