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 38.2%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.71% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.99%) and 0-2 (7.13%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (10.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.