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 Liverpool Under-21s win with a probability of 57.63%. A win for Everton Under-21s had a probability of 22.4% and a draw had a probability of 20%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.99%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Everton Under-21s win was 1-2 (5.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.33%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool Under-21s would win this match.