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-23s win with a probability of 41.96%. A win for Stoke City Under-23s had a probability of 34.71% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.87%) and 2-0 (5.79%). The likeliest Stoke City Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.4%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.