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 West Ham United Under-23s win with a probability of 48.85%. A win for Manchester United Under-23s had a probability of 28.45% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Ham United Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.46%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Manchester United Under-23s win was 1-2 (6.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.16%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Ham United Under-23s would win this match.