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 Manchester City Under-23s win with a probability of 68.61%. A draw had a probability of 17.1% and a win for Liverpool Under-23s had a probability of 14.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.74%) and 3-1 (7.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.48%), while for a Liverpool Under-23s win it was 1-2 (4.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood.