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 Reading Under-23s win with a probability of 44.38%. A win for Norwich City Under-23s had a probability of 33.7% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.48%) and 3-1 (5.45%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.