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 Sunderland Under-21s win with a probability of 52.44%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 25.48% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.63%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.