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 60.65%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 14.91%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.43%) and 2-1 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.92%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.