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 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win with a probability of 69.04%. A draw had a probability of 17% and a win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 13.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.96%) and 3-1 (7.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.51%), while for a Reading Under-23s win it was 1-2 (3.95%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s would win this match.