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 Norwich City Under-23s win with a probability of 48.56%. A win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 28.42% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.85%) and 2-0 (7.07%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-23s win was 1-2 (6.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood.