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 Liverpool Under-21s win with a probability of 51.49%. A win for Blackburn Rovers Under-21s had a probability of 27.45% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6.32%) and 0-2 (6.07%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool Under-21s would win this match.