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 Manchester City Under-21s win with a probability of 58.36%. A win for Liverpool Under-21s had a probability of 20.88% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.28%) and 0-1 (7.9%). The likeliest Liverpool Under-21s win was 2-1 (5.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City Under-21s would win this match.