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 Crystal Palace Under-21s win with a probability of 48.16%. A win for Reading Under-21s had a probability of 31.47% and a draw had a probability of 20.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.94%) and 3-2 (5.25%). The likeliest Reading Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.