

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 41.33%. A win for Norwich City had a probability of 33.97% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.46%) and 2-0 (6.47%). The likeliest Norwich City win was 1-2 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Sunderland | Draw | Norwich City | 
| 41.33% (  -0.01) | 24.71% (  0.01) | 33.97% (  0.01) | 
| Both teams to score 58.34% (  -0.04) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 55.29% (  -0.05) | 44.71% (  0.06) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 32.93% (  -0.05) | 67.07% (  0.06) | 
| Sunderland Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 78.35% (  -0.03) | 21.65% (  0.03) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 45.22% (  -0.04) | 54.78% (  0.05) | 
| Norwich City Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 74.47% (  -0.02) | 25.54% (  0.03) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 39.61% (  -0.03) | 60.39% (  0.03) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Sunderland | Draw | Norwich City | 
| 2-1 @ 8.84% (  -0) 1-0 @ 8.46% (  0.01) 2-0 @ 6.47% (  0) 3-1 @ 4.51% (  -0) 3-0 @ 3.3% (  -0) 3-2 @ 3.08% (  -0) 4-1 @ 1.72% (  -0) 4-0 @ 1.26% (  -0) 4-2 @ 1.18% (  -0) Other @ 2.52% Total : 41.33% | 1-1 @ 11.54% (  0.01) 2-2 @ 6.03% (  -0.01) 0-0 @ 5.53% (  0.01) 3-3 @ 1.4% (  -0) Other @ 0.2% Total : 24.7% | 1-2 @ 7.88% (  0) 0-1 @ 7.55% (  0.01) 0-2 @ 5.15% (  0.01) 1-3 @ 3.59% (  -0) 2-3 @ 2.74% (  -0) 0-3 @ 2.34% (  0) 1-4 @ 1.22% (  -0) 2-4 @ 0.94% (  -0) Other @ 2.55% Total : 33.97% | 

| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Burnley | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 43 | 84 | 
| 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 83 | 
| 3 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 79 | 28 | 51 | 82 | 
| 4 | Sunderland | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 75 | 
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 60 | 
| 6 | Bristol City | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 60 | 
| 7 | Coventry CityCoventry | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 59 | 
| 8 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 40 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 57 | 
| 9 | Millwall | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 54 | 
| 10 | Watford | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 53 | 
| 11 | Norwich CityNorwich | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 52 | 
| 12 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 52 | 
| 13 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 52 | 
| 14 | Preston North EndPreston | 40 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 48 | 
| 15 | Swansea CitySwansea | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 48 | 
| 16 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 46 | 
| 17 | Portsmouth | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 45 | 
| 18 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 45 | 
| 19 | Hull City | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 44 | 
| 20 | Stoke CityStoke | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 43 | 
| 21 | Derby CountyDerby | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 41 | 
| 22 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 41 | 
| 23 | Luton TownLuton | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 39 | 
| 24 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 40 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 37 | 
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