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 72.66%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 9.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.41%) and 3-0 (10.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.31%), while for a Rochdale win it was 0-1 (3.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Sunderland in this match.
