While Doncaster Rovers will be seeking to build on their morale-boosting win over the Salop, they face the stern test of going up against a rampant Sunderland side who are unbeaten in their last seven league games. Taking away the cup defeat against Arsenal last time out, the visitors head into Monday's game in fine form and we predict they will claim all three points in this one.
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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 49.97%. A win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 25.51% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (8.68%). The likeliest Doncaster Rovers win was 1-0 (7.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
