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 59.89%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Burton Albion had a probability of 17.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.97%) and 1-2 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.62%), while for a Burton Albion win it was 1-0 (5.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.