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 Norwich City Under-21s win with a probability of 55.45%. A win for Stoke City Under-21s had a probability of 24.79% and a draw had a probability of 19.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.79%) and 2-0 (5.83%). The likeliest Stoke City Under-21s win was 1-2 (5.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City Under-21s would win this match.