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 Under-21s win with a probability of 40.4%. A win for Norwich City Under-21s had a probability of 37.08% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.68%) and 2-0 (4.99%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland Under-21s would win this match.