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 Sunderland win with a probability of 57.22%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 18.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.62%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Blackpool win it was 0-1 (6.96%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.