Although they are missing their star forward and have lost both league games thus far, Sunderland do still possess plenty of quality and it surely only a matter of time until they get up and running in the Championship.
We envisage them putting up a first victory of the campaign on Saturday, with the Millers not expected to cause them too many problems on the road.
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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 50.65%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 23.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.63%) and 2-1 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.11%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (7.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
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