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 42.76%. A win for Burnley Under-23s had a probability of 33.67% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.28%) and 2-0 (6.09%). The likeliest Burnley Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.