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 Leeds United Under-23s win with a probability of 65.82%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Burnley Under-23s had a probability of 15.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leeds United Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.46%) and 1-0 (8.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.48%), while for a Burnley Under-23s win it was 1-2 (4.37%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leeds United Under-23s would win this match.