There is enough quality in the Bristol City ranks and vulnerability in Sunderland's for a home win to occur at the weekend. However, the Black Cats are currently finding something extra, and we feel that they could rally in the second half to claim another impressive victory.
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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 43.72%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 31.31% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (7.17%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 1-0 (7.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.