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 Newcastle United Under-23s win with a probability of 71.88%. A draw had a probability of 17% and a win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 11.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United Under-23s win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.78%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8%), while for a Sunderland Under-23s win it was 0-1 (3.38%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.