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 Aston Villa Under-23s win with a probability of 67.16%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 14.54%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa Under-23s win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 1-0 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.41%), while for a Sunderland Under-23s win it was 1-2 (4.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.