Sunderland have made a habit out of drawing games recently, and we expect that to continue. Huddersfield recorded a good win against Millwall last time out, but it is too early to say whether they have turned the corner.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 37.65%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 33.96% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.85%) and 2-0 (7.07%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (11.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.