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 Fulham Under-23s win with a probability of 59.83%. A win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 20.09% and a draw had a probability of 20.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fulham Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.09%) and 1-0 (7.4%). The likeliest Reading Under-23s win was 1-2 (5.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.87%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fulham Under-23s would win this match.
