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 56.48%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Wycombe Wanderers had a probability of 18.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.82%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.62%), while for a Wycombe Wanderers win it was 0-1 (7.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
