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 Newcastle United Under-23s win with a probability of 49.66%. A win for Nottingham Forest Under-23s had a probability of 28.6% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.29%) and 2-0 (6.24%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest Under-23s win was 1-2 (6.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.