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 45.78%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 27.11% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.84%) and 2-0 (8.84%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (9.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.
