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 Middlesbrough Under-23s win with a probability of 42.68%. A win for Fulham Under-23s had a probability of 35.87% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-23s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.28%) and 0-1 (4.69%). The likeliest Fulham Under-23s win was 2-1 (7.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.