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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 84.51%. A draw had a probability of 9.8% and a win for Liverpool Under-21s had a probability of 5.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 3-0 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.36%) and 3-1 (7.98%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.19%), while for a Liverpool Under-21s win it was 1-2 (1.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.