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 Liverpool Under-21s win with a probability of 46.22%. A win for Southampton Under-21s had a probability of 30.6% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.46%) and 0-2 (6.58%). The likeliest Southampton Under-21s win was 2-1 (7.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool Under-21s would win this match.