This has all of the makings of a very interesting match, with both sides in need of the points. Huddersfield have a big result in them and could claim all three points on Tuesday, but we just have a feeling that Sunderland will be able to navigate their way to a huge victory at the Stadium of Light.
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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 61.33%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 16.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.18%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.36%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (5.45%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.