This should prove to be an entertaining clash with both teams aware that they can catapult themselves back into contention with a win. Norwich will back themselves to prevail at the Stadium of Light, but we feel that the Black Cats will net a late goal to claim all three points.
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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 41.33%. A win for Norwich City had a probability of 33.97% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.46%) and 2-0 (6.47%). The likeliest Norwich City win was 1-2 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
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