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 44.7%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-23s had a probability of 31.31% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.22%) and 2-0 (6.8%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.