Coverage of the EFL Trophy Group Stage clash between Forest Green Rovers and West Bromwich Albion Under-21s.
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 Forest Green Rovers win with a probability of 65.86%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for West Bromwich Albion Under-21s had a probability of 15.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Forest Green Rovers win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 1-0 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.74%), while for a West Bromwich Albion Under-21s win it was 1-2 (4.31%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Forest Green Rovers would win this match.
