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 64.68%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s had a probability of 16.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.74%) and 3-1 (7.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.3%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s win it was 1-2 (4.59%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City Under-21s would win this match.